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Man charged in death of boy found outdoors on frigid morning

Dakota McDonald
Dakota McDonald

FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — A 22-year-old Omaha man has made a deal with prosecutors for his role in the death of a Fremont teen who was found outside in bitter cold last fall.

The Fremont Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1F8V8tb ) Dakota McDonald pleaded no contest Tuesday to a misdemeanor charge. He was originally charged with a felony of procuring alcohol for a minor that resulted in death.

Prosecutors say McDonald purchased the alcohol that 16-year-old Jaime Valdez consumed before his death.

A city worker found Valdez on the morning of Nov. 16. The National Weather Service says the temperature was 2 degrees with a wind chill of minus 16 that morning in Fremont.

Authorities determined that Valdez died from hypothermia associated with acute ethanol intoxication.

McDonald is scheduled to be sentenced on July 20.

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