Man pleads guilty to second-degree murder in stabbing death of Olivia 13-year-old

OLIVIA, Minn. — A man charged with the killing of a 13-year-old boy pleaded guilty Wednesday in Renville County District Court.

Houston Allen Morris, 39, of Olivia, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder without intent while committing a felony and an amended felony charge of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.

Morris had initially entered not-guilty pleas to two counts of second-degree murder charging him in the death of 13-year-old Isaac Hoff and a third count of attempted second-degree murder of the boy's mother.

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