NBC Philadelphia
September 19, 2015
Three women charged in a Philadelphia gas station attack that left a homeless man in a coma rejected plea deals Tuesday.
Attorneys for Aleathea Gillard, 34, Shareena Joachim, 23, and Kaisha Duggins, 24, rejected to pleading guilty to charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, conspiracy and other offenses in the beating of 51-year-old Robert Barnes. Officials say the suspects could have received a prison term of 7 to 14 years if they pleaded guilty to the charges. They now face longer prison sentences if convicted.