The former firearms instructor charged in the shooting death of an Ohio corrections officer during a training exercise earlier this year has pleaded guilty.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The instructor charged with the shooting death of an officer during a training exercise earlier this year pleaded guilty to negligent homicide on Monday.

An Ohio corrections officer charged with negligent homicide changed his plea in court Monday morning. Appearing in a Pickaway County Courthouse, 45-year-old David Pearson, who was charged in the death of Lt.

Former state prison firearms instructor David Pearson shot Lt. Rodney Osborne, 43, in the chest during a firearms training Pearson was leading.

The instructor charged with the shooting death of an officer during a training exercise earlier this year pleaded guilty to negligent homicide on Monday. David Pearson appeared in Pickaway County Court of Common Pleas where he changed his initial plea of not guilty.