Teen pleads guilty to attempted murder

Summary

Michael Cannon, one of three people charged in the shooting, entered his plea Monday as part of a plea agreement. Idaho prosecutors agreed to drop a lesser weapons charge against the boy.

Story Created: Dec 29, 2009 at 10:33 AM MDT

Story Updated: Dec 29, 2009 at 10:33 AM MDT

Teen pleads guilty to attempted murder

Shoshone businessman Craig Hadden shows the wounds from two of the four bullets that struck him on April 1 at his home north of Shoshone. (AP Photo/Meagan Thompson ,The Times-News)

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A teenager has pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder in the April 1 shooting of Shoshone businessman Craig Hadden.

Michael Cannon, one of three people charged in the shooting, entered his plea Monday as part of a plea agreement. Idaho prosecutors agreed to drop a lesser weapons charge against the boy.

Cannon was 16 when he shot Hadden four times outside the man's home in south-central Idaho. Hadden survived.

Prosecutors have charged Hadden's former daughter-in-law, Traci Hadden, with aiding and abetting in the attempted murder, accusing her of planning the shooting.

Her 15-year-old son, Blue Hadden, is charged with accessory to commit a felony and grand theft.

Police say Cannon, Blue Hadden's friend, shot the 61-year-old and together they disposed of the evidence.

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Information from: The Times-News

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