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Alleged murderer pleads guilty one year after shooting death of 23-year-old

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September 21, 2023

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IDAHO FALLS - The family of a shooting victim filled the front row of the courtroom on Thursday, dressed in purple jerseys bearing the victim's name as his alleged murderer pleaded guilty.

Mark Bent, 42, pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of 23-year-old Nikolas Todd Bird, in front of District Judge Michael Whyte.

During court, Bent's attorney, John Thomas, told the court they had submitted a plea agreement just five minutes before the hearing.

When asked during court what he did to end up needing to plead guilty to first-degree murder, Bent stated, "It was a shooting. I shot the victim, Nikolas Bird."

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