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Teenager sentenced to life in prison for 2022 murder of 10-year-old cousin
Carson Peters-Berger pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide in Wisconsin and will be eligible for extended supervision after 25 years.
The short version
- Carson Peters-Berger, 18, pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide for the April 2022 killing of his 10-year-old cousin, Lily Peters, in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
- Chippewa County Judge Steven Gibbs sentenced Peters-Berger to life in prison with the possibility of extended supervision after 25 years.
- The plea deal resulted in the dismissal of two first-degree sexual assault charges and resolved the case prior to a trial scheduled for November.
Key facts
- Carson Peters-Berger pleaded guilty on August 26 to first-degree intentional homicide for the 2022 death of 10-year-old Lily Peters.[Fox News]
- Judge Steven Gibbs sentenced Peters-Berger to life in prison, granting eligibility to apply for extended supervision after serving 25 years.[Fox News]
- As part of the plea agreement, prosecutors dropped charges of first-degree sexual assault and first-degree sexual assault of a child under 13 resulting in great bodily harm.[Fox News]
- Peters-Berger was 14 years old at the time of the crime, and the case remained in adult court after requests to transfer it to juvenile court were denied by the trial judge and upheld by an appellate court.[Fox News]