The fourth man of a crew involved in the murder of former Redskins safety Sean Taylor pleaded guilty to his role in the crime, according to the Miami Herald.
Charles Wardlow, 25, was given a sentence of 30 years in prison following the plea. Taylor was murdered in 2007 while at his Miami home recovering from a football-related injury. Five burglars, believing Taylor wasn't home, broke inside to rob it.
Taylor confronted the intruders with a machete before then-17-year-old Eric Rivera pulled the trigger on a gun he was carrying and killed him. Rivera was found guilty at trial. Jason Mitchell was found guilty at trial as well and Venjah Hunte pleaded guilty.
Rivera is serving a 57-year sentence, Mitchell, the mastermind of the crime, is serving a life sentence and Hunte was handed 29 years. One more person responsible, Wardlow's cousin Timmy Brown, is still awaiting trial.
Wardlow's guilty plea comes on what would have been Taylor's 32nd birthday.
After a standout career with in college at Miami, Taylor was taken with the fifth overall pick in the 2004 draft. He was named to the Pro Bowl in 2006 and posthumously in 2007. In his career, Taylor totaled 299 tackles and 12 interceptions.
