Involuntary Manslaughter Plea, 2-5 Year Sentence, in Old City Streetcorner Attack
By Tony Hanson
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty and was sentenced for his role in a vicious and fatal attack on a center city street last year.
Defendant Felix Carrillo, 24, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Friday and has been sentenced to 2-5 years in prison as part of a plea deal.
Courtroom 1105 of the Criminal Justice Center was filled with tears, anguish, and heartbreak as family and friends of 23-year-old victim Kevin Kless addressed the court, trying to detail his life and their devastating loss.
Kendall Kless, mother of the victim, held a picture of her son as she said that no parent should bury a child -- especially a child who died like this.
"Kevin is my son," she said, "and I want him back."
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Authorities say Carrillo and an accomplice, his cousin, took part in the initial assault on Kless following some sort of verbal confrontation near 4th and Chestnut Streets last January, and a third defendant delivered the fatal blow (see related story).
The remaining two defendants are awaiting trial.
