A teen charged in a high profile attempted double-murder case in Pulaski County pleaded guilty Thursday.
Paul Young is accused of attacking Edwin Phelps, his friend’s father, at the Phelps’ home in January.
Edwin and his wife say they were sound asleep when someone broke through the door and attacked Edwin with a knife. Phelps survived the attack. Young and the couple’s 17-year-old son, Tyler, were charged in the murder plot.
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Young pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder. Young says Tyler Phelps asked him to kill his parents.
Young will be formally sentenced on October 17. Phelps is set to go to trial in November.