Man pleads guilty to killing girlfriend, holding Clay County couple hostage in 2022

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Man pleads guilty to killing girlfriend, holding Clay County couple hostage in 2022
Aubrey Lumpkin
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A man accused of manslaughter for killing his girlfriend and kidnapping for holding a Clay County couple hostage in 2022, pled guilty to all of the charges against him.

Aubrey Lumpkin , 46, was arrested after he told Clay County deputies he had a couple in their 70s tied up inside a Green Cove Springs home.On April 1, Aubrey Lumpkin pled guilty to manslaughter, tampering with evidence, armed robbery, kidnapping and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.NOTE: The article below contains details some might find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised.

Court and property records list a couple in their 70s as the owners of the home where Lumpkin was taken into custody. Lumpkin told deputies he and another man broke into the home and forced the couple onto the floor. He said while they were screaming, he fired two rounds from a revolver over their heads to scare them. The woman later told deputies the attack began about 10:30 p.m. on April 9.Lumpkin told deputies that once the man and woman were bound with duct tape, he and the other intruder found the couple’s bank cards and forced them to share their PINs.

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