MENDOCINO CO., 4/6/18 — Andrew Crowningshield, 27, pled guilty to the murder of Autumn Renee Smith, 22, the mother of their child, today in Mendocino Superior Court. Crowningshield killed Smith, also known as Autumn Johnson, near Little River on Feb. 4, 2018, after following her down Hwy. 1. Their child is three years old.
According to the terms of the plea agreement, Crowningshield will be formally sentenced to 50 years in prison at his sentencing hearing on June 7. According to the district attorney’s office, Crowningshield changed his plea to guilty recently, in advance of a scheduled preliminary hearing.
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