Word of Life defendant Bruce Leonard enters guilty plea 24 hours ahead of trial.

Twenty-four hours before his trial on murder and other charges was set to begin, Word of Life defendant Bruce Leonard entered a guilty plea in Oneida County Court.  Before Leonard, the father of the two teen victims, could plead guilty to two charges of assault, he had to make a plea allocution, where he detailed his involvement in the beating death of Lucas, 19, and the assault of Christopher, 17. The process was clearly painful for Leonard, who faltered at the podium, having to sit down several times.
"How many times would you estimate you whipped Lucas?" asked Oneida County District Attorney Scott McNamara, the prosecutor.  "I'm going to say 20," replied Leonard. "It was forceful."

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