NORRISTOWN — The ex-girlfriend of a man fatally shot in Norristown during an alleged robbery by four others admitted to a role in the deadly incident, specifically that she told one of the robbers that the victim had recently won $5,000 while gambling and provided information about his whereabouts on the night he was killed. Katherine “Kay” Lynn Emel, 31, of the unit block of Richardson Street, Plymouth Township, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Court on Friday to charges of third-degree murder, robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery in connection with the Jan. 20, 2024, fatal shooting of William Carter, her ex-boyfriend, in the unit block of West Wood Street in Norristown.
Essentially, Emel admitted that she told one of the robber’s about Carter’s “daily agenda” and provided the location where Carter was going to be on the evening of Jan. 20. Emel admitted on Friday that she was upset because Carter, with whom she had recently broken up, stopped paying part of her rent in November 2023 even though he continued to live with her.
Third-degree murder is a killing committed with malice or cruelty, hardness of heart or recklessness of consequences and is punishable by a possible maximum sentence of 20 to 40 years in prison. By pleading guilty, Emel avoided the possibility of being convicted at a trial of a more serious second-degree murder charge, which carries a mandatory life prison sentence. Second-degree murder is a killing that occurs during the course of .
