P-G: Mt. Lebanon man granted new trial pleads to 3rd-degree murder

A Mt. Lebanon man who last month earned a new trial on a second-degree murder conviction this morning pleaded guilty to third-degree murder.

As part of the plea agreement, Jared Lischner, 30, was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison, plus an additional 10 years on probation.

Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey A. Manning said he believed the new sentence is commensurate with Mr. Lischner's role in the crime.

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• www.postgazette.com/pg/12068/1215372-100.stm (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

P-G: One of 3 convicted killers gets new trial

One of three Mt. Lebanon High School classmates convicted of kidnapping and killing a drug dealer and then dumping his body in the Ohio River was granted a new trial Friday.

Jared Lischner, 30, was found guilty during a jury trial in 2003 of second-degree murder in the death of Andrew Jones. However, he claims he was not present when Mr. Jones died and did not know he would be killed.

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• www.post-gazette.com/pg/12049/1211084-55.stm (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

P-G: Mt. Lebanon trio seeking new trial in killing

Three Mt. Lebanon High School classmates sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping two men, killing one of them and dumping his body in the Ohio River attempted Monday to appeal their conviction on the basis of ineffective counsel.

New lawyers for Craig Elias, Jared Lischner and Jared Henkel claimed that while Mr. Elias intended to testify at their 2003 trial -- providing details that could have exonerated them -- his lawyer advised him not to, wrecking all of their cases.

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• www.post-gazette.com/pg/11032/1122103-55.stm (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)