Ind. man faces life term for girl’s dismemberment

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A Fort Wayne man faces being sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for bludgeoning a 9-year-old girl to death before dismembering her body.

Michael Plumadore pleaded guilty last month to murder and other charges for the Dec. 22 death of Aliahna Maroney-Lemmon at a Fort Wayne trailer park. He’ll be sentenced to life in prison if a judge accepts his plea agreement during a court hearing Monday afternoon.

Prosecutors agreed to drop their bid for the death penalty in exchange for the guilty plea.

Aliahna’s relatives described the 39-year-old Plumadore as a trusted family friend who had helped care for the girl’s dying grandfather. He was looking after Aliahna and her 6-year-old sisters because their mother was sick. The other girls weren’t harmed.