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Glossip murder charge dropped after guilty plea to lesser count, attorney says

NBC News reports Richard Glossip's murder charge was dismissed and he pleaded guilty to a lesser count, per his attorney, with prosecutors intending to seek a 45-year maximum.

Published Nov 12, 2026 · 23:50 UTC3 reports

The short version

  • The murder charge against Richard Glossip was dismissed Thursday after a retrial was granted, according to his attorney.[NBC News]
  • Glossip, who had been sentenced to death, pleaded guilty Thursday to a lesser accessory charge to resolve the case, according to his attorney.[NBC News]
  • The U.S. Supreme Court threw out his conviction last year over testimony prosecutors had admitted was false, and he was released on bond in May after nearly 30 years in prison.[NBC News]
  • Sentencing is set for December; prosecutors intend to seek a maximum 45-year sentence, according to the attorney general's office.[NBC News]

Key facts

  • The murder charge against Glossip was dismissed Thursday after a retrial was granted in the 1997 killing of his former boss, according to his attorney.[NBC News]
  • Glossip was sentenced to death over the killing of motel owner Barry Van Treese, who was beaten to death with a baseball bat.[NBC News]
  • The U.S. Supreme Court threw out Glossip's conviction last year after finding prosecutors admitted testimony they knew to be false.[NBC News]
  • Glossip served nearly 30 years in prison before being released on bond in May.[NBC News]
  • Glossip pleaded guilty Thursday morning to a lesser charge of accessory to murder after the fact, according to his attorney, Don Knight.[NBC News]
  • Glossip's sentencing is scheduled for December, according to his attorney.[NBC News]
  • Prosecutors intend to seek a maximum 45-year sentence, according to the Oklahoma attorney general's office.[NBC News]

What remains uncertain

  • Sentencing has not yet occurred, and the 45-year maximum is a prosecutors' stated intention rather than an imposed sentence.[NBC News]
  • Glossip has maintained his innocence for almost 30 years, and prosecutors previously alleged a murder-for-hire plot; the reporting does not detail how the dismissal bears on that dispute.[NBC News]

Sources

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