Investigations

Cop-Killer Pleads Guilty, Gets Two Life Sentences

May 19, 2017

Scott Greene, who was charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Des Moines Police Sgt. Anthony Beminio and Urbandale Officer Justin Martin, pleaded guilty and was sentenced.

Des Moines Police Sgt. Anthony Beminio and Urbandale Officer Justin Martin

DES MOINES, Iowa -- A man accused of the ambush killings of two police officers last year pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Friday.

Scott Greene, who was charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Des Moines Police Sgt. Anthony Beminio and Urbandale Officer Justin Martin, changed his plea from not guilty to guilty in court at a status conference, according to KCCI-TV.

Greene's trial was set for September in Dubuque County. The 46-year-old has been jailed since he was charged in the Nov. 2 shootings.

After changing his plea, the judge quickly sentenced Greene on two counts of first-degree murder to consecutive sentences of life in prison.