ANACONDA — Leann Malcolm pleaded guilty on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in the stabbing death of her boyfriend De'Quan Watson in Anaconda last year.
She agreed to plead guilty to a charge of mitigated deliberate homicide due to mental illness.
Malcolm initially pleaded not guilty to killing Watson in the couple's Cherry Street home on April 10, 2024.
Under the change of plea agreement, Malcolm claims she caused the death of Watson while under extreme emotional and mental distress.
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Malcolm faces up to 40 years in prison.
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Woman faces deliberate homicide charge after man found dead in Anaconda
