Surprise Guilty Plea Entered By Cop Killer Just Before Opening Arguments

The Milwaukee County Circuit Court jury had just been seated Tuesday when a last-minute plea deal was announced.  The man accused of killing Milwaukee Police Officer Michael Michalski in an ambush stopped the proceedings by pleading guilty.  Other charges against Jonathan Copeland Junior were dropped, but he still faces a life sentence when he returns to court in May.  A visit to the scene of the crime was short-circuited by the plea agreement.  Michalski was killed while executing a warrant last July.