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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Convicted teenage sniper Lee Boyd Malvo formally agreed Monday to plead guilty to a second slaying and a wounding during the October 2002 shooting spree that left 10 people dead, his lawyer said.
Malvo will accept a sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole and plead guilty to capital murder for killing Kenneth Bridges and attempted capital murder for wounding Caroline Seawell, attorney Craig Cooley said.
The plea agreement, which will be considered at an Oct. 26 hearing in Spotsylvania County Circuit Court, eliminates a possible death sentence for the Bridges slaying.
Malvo signed the agreement at the state prison where he is serving a life sentence for the murder of Linda Franklin in Fairfax County. Malvo, now 19 but 17 at the time of the killings, is dropping all appeals of that conviction.
Attorneys for Malvo disclosed Malvo's plans to sign the plea agreement last week.
Cooley said Malvo had no second thoughts about signing the agreement.
"I think he understands the reality of his circumstances, and he endorsed without hesitation," Cooley said.
Spotsylvania Commonwealth's Attorney William Neely could not be reached after office hours for comment.
Malvo's partner in the sniper spree, John Allen Muhammad, was sentenced to death last year for the murder of Dean Harold Meyers in Prince William County. Prosecutors are seeking a conviction and a second death sentence for Muhammad for the Franklin slaying. | 
