Utah Woman Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter After Fatally Shooting Friend amid Botched Suicide Pact

Brooklyn Barrett.Photo:Amy Mills/GoFundMe Amy Mills/GoFundMe A Utah woman accused ofmurdering her friend in a botched suicide pactearlier this year has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter, authorities confirmed. Heavenly Faith Garfield pleaded guilty to manslaughter, a second-degree felony, on Tuesday, Sept. 24 and will be sentenced on Nov. 6, Timothy L. Taylor, Deputy Utah County Attorney, said in an emailed statement to PEOPLE on Friday, Sept. 27. She faces up to 15 years in prison, per the statement.

Uzo Aduba 'Was So Sure' She Wouldn't Find Love Until She Met Robert Sweeting: 'He Made Me Feel Safe' (Exclusive)

Robert Sweeting and Uzo Aduba at the 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2021.Photo:Michael Buckner/Variety/Penske Media via GettyOrange Is the New Blackactress Uzo Aduba married filmmaker Robert Sweeting in September 2020“I never, and still never, doubted that he loved me,” the Emmy winner tells PEOPLE of Sweeting, who she met at a rooftop bar in N.Y.C.Aduba details her dating struggles before meeting her husband in her upcoming memoirThe Road Is Good: How a Mother’s Strength Became a Daughter’s PurposeUzo Adubalikens dating in New York City in her 30s toSex and the City.

Uzo Aduba Jokes Lack of Sleep as a Mom of an Infant Is a 'Crime Against Humanity’: ‘On Another Level’ (Exclusive)

Uzo Aduba and her daughter Adaiba.Photo:Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty; Uzo Aduba/Instagram Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty; Uzo Aduba/Instagram Orange Is the New Blackactress Uzo Aduba welcomed daughter Adaiba with her husband, filmmaker Robert Sweeting, in November 2023“I didn’t know how fast it goes,” the Emmy winner tells PEOPLE of motherhoodAduba remembers her own mom, who died in November 2021 from pancreatic cancer, in her memoirThe Road Is Good: How a Mother’s Strength Became a Daughter’s PurposeShe spent years behind bars inOrange Is the New Black, grappled with loss inIn Treatmentand fought for women’s rights as the first Black congresswoman, Shirley Chisholm, inMrs.

Va. Man Accused of Killing Wife and Man Nearly a Year After Accusation Against His Au Pair

Brendan Banfield.Photo:Fairfax County Police Department Fairfax County Police Department A Virginia man has been indicted in connection with the2023 killings of his wife and an unrelated man, nearly a year after the married couple’s au pair was accused of one of the slayings. Prosecutors said Banfield allegedly stabbed his wife, Christine Banfield, 37, and shot a man named Joseph Ryan, 38, on Feb. 24, 2023 at the married couple’s Herndon, Va.

Va. Man Narrowly Avoids Venomous Snake Bite After Finding Copperhead on His Washing Machine

Copperhead snake found on washing machine in apartment in Chester, Virginia.Photo:Virginia Wildlife Management and Control (2) Virginia Wildlife Management and Control (2) A man in Virginia who just wanted to do laundry in his apartment ended up facing a life-or-death situation. According toVirginia Wildlife Management and Control, the wildlife removal company was called out to an apartment building in Chester, Va., on Sept. 17 to help a man who found a copperhead —a venomous species of snake found in parts of North America— on top of his washer and dryer while doing laundry in the room next to his bedroom.