A Wayne County man has taken a plea deal in the stabbing death of his roommate.
36-year-old Jared Nesmith pleaded guilty to 1st-degree manslaughter.
Newark Police say Nesmith knifed 49-year-old Conan Guard to death last September.
Guard's decomposing body was later found on the Zurich Bog Trail in Arcadia.
Nesmith has a lengthy criminal record, including several violent incidents.
He'll be sentenced to 23 years in prison on September 17th.