Crying N.J. Man Admits Killing Mother Just 2 Days After Finishing 30-Year-Prison Stay

An N.J. man has reportedly admitted killing his mother just two days after completing a 30-year prison sentence for murder.

Steven Pratt, 46, pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday to killing his mother in 2014, less than 48 hours after completing the sentence, according to The Press of Atlantic City.

The Atlantic City man cried in state Superior Court as he admitted to striking his mother inside her home. Gwendolyn Pratt, 64, was found dead of blunt-force trauma to the head on Oct. 12, 2014, according to the report.

Gwendolyn Pratt’s murder took place shortly after a welcome home party was held for her son, according to nj.com.

Steven Pratt had just come home after serving a murder sentence for fatally shooting his neighbor when he was just 15 years old, according to the report.

Pratt was convicted of beating his neighbor, Michael Anderson, with a lead pipe and shooting him to death in 1984. Pratt was tried as an adult in the case even though he was a teenager, according to nj.com.

Pratt said shortly after killing his mother that he didn’t want a trial, and tried to admit his guilt. “I have failed,” he said in the Press report.

Under the plea agreement, Pratt would be sentenced to 25 years in prison. He would have to serve at least 85 percent — or 21¼ years — before being eligible for parole, according to the reports.