(CNN) The suspect in the killing of former Arkansas state Sen. Linda Collins-Smith has pleaded guilty -- a shocking twist to a case that rocked the small community of Pocahontas. After months in jail, she admitted to killing the former senator, CNN affiliate KATV reported. The victim's family said O'Donnell was stealing money from the senator and got angry when she was asked about it. "Our family has found swift justice by way of a plea deal," the family said in a statement. "No amount of punishment will ever fill that void that Rebecca O'Donnell made in our lives the day she killed our mother.

Source: CNN August 09, 2020 05:59 UTC