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Hutch man enters plea to reckless 2nd degree murder

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The second of two men accused of murder for the shooting death of a Hutchinson man waived his right to a jury trial and entered a plea in the case.

Tristan Delaney entered a plea to reckless second degree murder, the same charge that the co-defendant Curtis Garcia was convicted of. The plea to reckless second-degree murder was part of an agreement with the state. Both were charged with first-degree murder for the killing of Norman Cushinberry.

Garcia came to the home in the 500 block of Washington where Cushinberry pulled a handgun and Tristan Delaney came at the vehicle with a rifle or shotgun. It’s believed that it was a drug buy gone bad.

Police found Cushinberry in the street suffering from gunshot wounds to his upper chest, on his side around the rib cage, and around his upper arm. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful.

Garcia is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 25. Delaney will be sentenced on Nov. 1.

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