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M 1LT> rm T A Metroland Community Newspaper "Using Communication to Build Better Communities" Vol. 144 No. 56 Tuesday, Septemaber 30, 2003 * DUS - IIUU INEN A'Até<tsear've. 1970 Calta Mat tEls,! - -~ 40 Pages $1.00 (GST meludeci) Suspect pleads guilty to second-degree murder in slaying of Murray Parrott >By STEPHANIE THIESSEN The Champion A Mississauga man pleaded guilty yesterday to second-degree murder in the brutal slaying of Milton's Murray Parrott more than two years ago. In Ontario Court (superior division) in Milton, Douglas Stokes, 20, admitted to killing Mi-. Parrott on August 31, 2001 near tbe train tracks beblind tbe Milton Curling Club on Miliside Drive. Crown attorney Laurie Jago told the court tbat tbe body of Mr. Parrott, 53, was found Iying face down by a Milton mais out walldng his dog at about 6:30 a.m. The man walked to tbe Royal LePage office on Main Street and asked a cab driv- er to cail police, Ms Jago said. Two days biter, Halton Regional Police arrested Mr. Stokes in St. Catbarines, sbe said. Court beard that Mr. Stokes bad been at the Knigbt Cap on Main Street baving drinks and playing pool. After strildng up a conversation witb a woman and unsuccessfully trying to obtain some marijuana, tbe pair went to The Ivy Ai-ms on Main Street before returning to tbe Knigbt Cap. After visiting a friend's apartment and buying five ecstasy pills, Mr-. Stokes told a witness he waa gomng to bis bossas bouse on Broadway Avenue to pick up bis pay so he could buy cocaine. Court beard tbat a bai-tender said Mr-. Parrott had also been at tbe Knigbt Cap tbat night, but tbat he didn't see any interaction betwecn bin and Mr. Stokes. Tbe bartender said tbat after some drinks, Mr. Parrott declined bis offer of a cab, court beard. "He said be enjoyed tbe walk borne," Ms Jago said. Court wasn't told mucb about wbat-bappened *e. IIEARING on page 2 i - zFinger food Little Macean Lauriston-Bttiey, 18 monthe, has hie handa full feedlng the goate In the pet- tlng zoo et the fair Saturday. See more coverage of the lSOth Milton Feul Fair on page 15. Photo by GRAHAMM PAINE Comment ........6 Dateline........ 18 Business........ 19 Classitied..23-26 Q101m Ssm* Suak S k N»xàos hm $$ou~* iU Sum~oud * kRM m con U admb*Sun*l 1