Oklahoma man pleads guilty as accessory to murder of Australian student

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By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - An Oklahoma man charged as an accessory after the fact in the murder of Australian baseball player Christopher Lane has pled guilty to hiding the gun used to kill the athlete, prosecutors in the state said on Tuesday. Oddesse Barnes, 23, pled guilty in a deal with Stephens County prosecutors and agreed to testify against Chancey Luna and Michael Jones, who are facing first-degree murder charges. Teenagers Luna and Jones will be tried separately in April. The two are accused of tracking Melbourne resident Lane, who police said was shot in the back on Aug. 16, 2013, while jogging in Duncan, Oklahoma, a town about 80 miles (130 km) south of Oklahoma City.

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