What’s your reaction to the news of a Devlin plea deal?
UPDATE: Devlin has pleaded guilty in Franklin County.
It appears that the case against Michael Devlin, connected to the kidnapping of Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby, is about to end.
Michael Devlin is scheduled to âdispose” of all his state and federal child sex and kidnapping charges, St. Louis County prosecutors said today.
Devlin will appear in court in Franklin County Monday âfor disposition of his case,” then go to Washington County Tuesday, St. Louis County Wednesday and on to federal court, prosecutors said in a press release issued this afternoon.
What’s your reaction to the news?



Kurt is the director of social media for the Post-Dispatch, where he has worked since August 2002. He's been a journalist since 1982, covering municipal government, courts, education and two hurricanes as a reporter before becoming an editor.
If this means taxpayer’s money will be saved because there will not be a long drawn out trial, I say get it over with. However, he still should be in jail with the most ferocious criminals in the system. See how he likes it!