The man charged with killing University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck has pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and desecration of a human body, according to the Salt Lake County district attorney
The plea deal takes the death penalty off the table, Gill said."Part of the plea agreement is that Ayoola Ajayi will spend his life in prison without the possibility of parole," Gill said.Utah man charged with murder in Mackenzie Lueck's killingLueck was last seen on June 17, 2019. Her body was found tied up in a canyon with a hole in the side of her head. Lueck died of blunt force trauma to the skull, the medical examiner said.
Police found burned items in his backyard believed to be Lueck's.Read MoreAjayi also pleaded guilty to a charge of Forcible Sex Abuse in a separate case, Gill said. CNN has reached out to an attorney for Ajayi for comment.Final sentencing is scheduled for October 23.Lueck's parents were informed of the plea deal. "The entry of the pleas today starts the process of bringing some closure and a measure of justice to the Lueck family," said Gill.
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