Man tells court he could change plea in murder case in exchange for cheesesteak, Pepsi

A Florida man is on trial for the murder and dismemberment of a woman in 2021, but Robert Kessler said he would change his plea in exchange for a cheesesteak and a Pepsi. Read more trending newsJury selection was underway on Monday. Kessler, who is accused of killing a Pennsylvania woman staying in his home, is acting as his own attorney, WFLA reported. The Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office, 13th Judicial Circuit, said Kessler scattered the woman’s body parts in McKay Bay near Tampa. She was identified as Stephanie Cron-Overholts, the Tampa Bay Times reported. He had been warned about representing himself, but decided to do so despite being represented by a public defender for the past five years before his trial, the Tampa Bay Times said.He told the judge he has a high school education and no legal experience, but said he understood his case.The judge told Kessler that he could enter an open plea and get life in prison “and be done with it.” Kessler told the court on Monday