A fourth man pleaded guilty Wednesday in the November 2007 killing of Redskins safety Sean Taylor, according to the Miami Herald.
Charles Wardlow will serve 30 years in prison for participating in the burglary and murder of Taylor, who was 24 years old.
Taylor, a Miami native who starred at the University of Miami, was the fifth overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft. He was a two-time Pro Bowl selection during his four-year NFL career.
Wardlow, who was 18 at the time of the murder, admittted to being one of the five men who broke into Taylor’s Miami-area home in a burglary attempt. They didn't expect Taylor to be home at the time but the safety was away from the team with an injury. Taylor approached the intruders with a machete and was shot in the leg by Eric Rivera, a wound that proved fatal.
Rivera, who was 17 at the time and avoided the death penalty, was sentenced to 60 years behind bars. Jason Mitchell, who devised the plan, received a life sentence. Venjah Hunte received a sentence of 29 years. The final defendant, Wardlow's cousin Timmy Brown, is still awaiting trial.