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N. Bay Shore man pleads guilty in murders of ex and her son

Jerry A. Lewis, 25, pleaded guilty to first-degree

Jerry A. Lewis, 25, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder in the December 2011 deaths of his ex-girlfriend Shakeela Planter, 21, and her 23-month-old son Jaiden. (undated, Dec. 27, 2011)

The family of a North Bay Shore woman wept quietly Tuesday as her former boyfriend admitted fatally stabbing her and beating her 23-month-old son to death.

Jerry Lewis, 25, also of North Bay Shore, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder in the December 2011 deaths of Shakeela Planter, 21, and her son, Jaiden. In return for the plea, state Supreme Court...

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