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Nearly six years after 22 year old Andre Boyd was shot and killed at a north Charlotte apartment complex, his killer took a plea deal that could lead to his release in less than 2 years.

Curtis Beatty Photo Courtesy MCSO

Liberal Judge CARLA N. ARCHIE agreed to the Meck DA's plea deal where Curtis Beatty was allowed to plead guilty to a reduced charge of Voluntary Manslaughter and the charges of ROBBERY WITH DANGEROUS WEAPON and CONSPIRACY TO COMMITT ROBBERY WITH DANGEROUS WEAPON were also dropped.

According to CMPD investigators Beatty shot Andre Boyd seven times.

According to local media, the judge, Carla Archie, "spoke sternly to Beatty" before sentencing him to prison.

“You have a debt to pay, and no amount of time that I sentence you to is going to pay that debt,” said Chief Superior Court Judge Carla Archie.

"Archie told Beatty that debt is paid by what he gives back to this community when he gets out of prison."

That same judge found that there were aggravating factors including that Beatty was already on probation and that his actions put other people at risk. She found no mitigating factors. But that wasn't enough for her to protect Charlotte's citizens with a maximum prison sentence.

What the judge didn't address was the other 35 charges that were dismissed over the past 6 years. The DA apparently dismissed those charges because of the pending First Degree Murder Charge.