Guilty plea in fatal Fort Ann shooting

FORT ANN, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A Washington County man pleaded guilty in the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy. Jaden Walden, 18, pleaded guilty to second degree manslaughter.

The shooting took place in August at a home on Charles Street in Fort Ann. Court documents said Walden recklessly fired a shotgun that killed Rycky Stark, Jr.

Walden was under 18 when the shooting happened, but the judge determined he should be charged as an adult. Walden faces between 1.5 and 9 years in prison when he’s sentenced on April 5.