Looney pleads guilty to second degree murder in 2010 killing

Looney pleads guilty to second degree murder in 2010 killing
FILE -- Sebastian Looney's first court appearance on Dec. 27, 2010.
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Sebastian Looney pleaded guilty to second degree murder Wednesday in the killing of Gary Snell back in 2010.

Prosecutors say Looney shot and killed Gary Snell during a drug deal and hid his body under a home in Terrace Heights.

Looney originally claimed self-defense.

A jury acquitted Looney of premeditated murder in June, and a mistrial was declared when jurors couldn't make a decision on a robbery charge and two lesser murder charges.

He will be sentenced later this month.