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      WE'LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS AND KEEP YOU UPDATED AS WE LEARN MORE. SIX YEARS AFTER ALFRED WISHER ALLEGEDLY SHOT AND KILLED A MAN IN BURLINGTON HE WAS IN COURT TODAY TO BE SENTENCED AFTER SIGNING A PLEA DEAL YESTERDAY. HOWEVER, WISHER'S PLACE. NBC5'S YAMUNA TURCO IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM TO EXPLAIN TO US WHAT HAPPENED TODAY IN THE COURTROOM. YAMUNA? THIS CASE HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2019. WISHER'S COURT APPEARANCE TODAY WAS SUPPOSED TO BRING IT TO AN END AFTER HE SIGNED A PLEA DEAL YESTERDAY, ADMITTING TO SECOND DEGREE KHYANN JONES' MOTHER MADE AN IMPASSIONED IMPACT STATEMENT TO THE COURT, SAYING THAT SHE IS DEVASTATED AT THE LOSS OF HER SON, AND WITH HOW LONG THE PROCESS HAS TAKEN. SHE HOPES ONE DAY SHE CAN FORGIVE DEFENDANT, ALFRED WISHER. <Alena Jones; victims mother "I wish you would've made better choice for you. You cant walk around hurting people and doing what you want to do to people and think its okay"> WISHER IS ACCUSED OF KILLING HER SON IN MARCH 2019, IN BURLINGTON. vid of BUT ALENA JONES' WISHER UNEXPECTEDLY STOOD UP AND CLAIMED THAT HE SIGNED THE PLEA DEAL UNDER DURESS FROM HIS LAWYER. HE SAID HE WANTED TO GO TO TRIAL. AND THAT THE DEAL WAS BEING USED TO GET CLOSURE FOR THE FAMILY. <wisher "your honor I want to withdraw this plea and i want to go to trial, because mr montgomery forced me to take this plea deal, and he allowed me to lie to you and say that I did these things."> THE JUDGE SAID HE'S NOT SURE OF THE VALIDITY OF WISHER'S CLAIM, AFTER HE ADMITTED TO THE CRIMES APART OF THE DEAL. THERE WILL NOW BE A HEARING TO DETERMINE WHETHER WISHER WAS PRESSURED BY HIS ATTORNEY. AFTER THE HEARING ENDED, THE VICTIM'S FAMILY SAID THEY CAN NOT ANYONE COULD DO SOMETHING AS DESTRUCTIVE AS WHAT WISHER'S ACCUSED OF. <Alena Jones; victim's mother "they tear up other people's lives, and they don't care, they walk around and just do it. Its its, I don't even know the word for it."> <Kianna Jones; victim's twin sister "moving forward I just want justice for my twin brother, you know we are still king ki strong."> CHITTENDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR, SARAH GEORGE, EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS AN UNUSUAL SITUATION, BUT THAT HER OFFICE IS READY REGARDLESS OF THE NEXT STEPS. <Sarah George; "just hopeful at this point for a quick resolution from the court. And if we do need to try the case, we are obviously ready, we were ready Monday."> WISHER IS ALREADY FACING FEDERAL CHARGES IN GEORGIA, AND GEORGE SAYS SHE HOPES IF THEY GO TO TRIAL THAT <Sarah George "Georgia has been waiting a long time to get him back, and they are anxious to get him deserve closure of this. So I'm hopeful that the court will prioritize getting this one the route it takes."> THE HEARING TO ADDRESS WISHER'S DURE
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      Updated: 5:41 PM EDT Jun 24, 2025
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      Sentencing delayed for Vermont man accused of murder
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      Updated: 5:41 PM EDT Jun 24, 2025
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      A Vermont man accused of a 2019 murder appeared in court on Tuesday for what was supposed to be his sentencing before that decision was delayed. Alfred "Wish Kid" Wisher is accused of killing Khyann Jones, 28, back in 2019, shooting him in the head following an argument. According to court documents, that argument started after Jones accused Wisher of cheating on his girlfriend. Wisher was arrested after four months on the run, eventually being captured in Georgia. Wisher accepted a plea deal for the murder on Monday. However, while in court for his sentencing, he requested to withdraw that plea, claiming he agreed to it while under duress by his attorney. Wisher said his lawyer made him admit to committing acts that he did not do, as outlined in the plea deal.This came after Jones' mother, Alena Jones, made an impassioned impact statement, during which she described how devastated she was to have lost her son -- and with how long the court process has taken. Following Wisher's request to withdraw the plea, the judge said he is not sure of the validity of Wisher's claims, especially after his admission of guilt in court the previous day.Sentencing has now been pushed back, and a new hearing will be scheduled to look into those claims.After the hearing ended, the victim's family said they could not understand how anyone could do anything as terrible as what Wisher was accused of."Moving forward, I just want justice for my twin brother," Kianna Jones, Khyann's sister, said.Chittenden County Prosecutor, Sarah George explained that this is an unusual situation in court proceedings. However, she said her office is ready to go to trial if that is the outcome of the hearing. Wisher is already facing federal charges in Georgia; further dates for the duress investigation have not been scheduled yet.

      A Vermont man accused of a 2019 murder appeared in court on Tuesday for what was supposed to be his sentencing before that decision was delayed.

      Alfred "Wish Kid" Wisher is accused of killing Khyann Jones, 28, back in 2019, shooting him in the head following an argument. According to court documents, that argument started after Jones accused Wisher of cheating on his girlfriend. Wisher was arrested after four months on the run, eventually being captured in Georgia.

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      Wisher accepted a plea deal for the murder on Monday. However, while in court for his sentencing, he requested to withdraw that plea, claiming he agreed to it while under duress by his attorney. Wisher said his lawyer made him admit to committing acts that he did not do, as outlined in the plea deal.

      This came after Jones' mother, Alena Jones, made an impassioned impact statement, during which she described how devastated she was to have lost her son -- and with how long the court process has taken.

      Following Wisher's request to withdraw the plea, the judge said he is not sure of the validity of Wisher's claims, especially after his admission of guilt in court the previous day.

      Sentencing has now been pushed back, and a new hearing will be scheduled to look into those claims.

      After the hearing ended, the victim's family said they could not understand how anyone could do anything as terrible as what Wisher was accused of.

      "Moving forward, I just want justice for my twin brother," Kianna Jones, Khyann's sister, said.

      Chittenden County Prosecutor, Sarah George explained that this is an unusual situation in court proceedings. However, she said her office is ready to go to trial if that is the outcome of the hearing.

      Wisher is already facing federal charges in Georgia; further dates for the duress investigation have not been scheduled yet.