LOS ANGELES — The man accused of killing Jacqueline Avant in her Beverly Hills home last year pleaded guilty to murder and weapons charges on Thursday, authorities said.
Police said Aariel Maynor, 30, broke into Avant's Trousdale Estates home with an AR-15 rifle one night in December and opened fire, fatally wounding the prominent philanthropist. He also shot at her security guard, prosecutors said.
"This crime continues to shock the conscience. Mrs. Avant's death was a tragic loss felt by our entire community," Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon said in a statement.
