Deborah Leonard plea bargains in Lucas Leonard Word of Life church beating death | Examiner.com

Deborah Leonard, the mother who originally claimed to be too weak to participate in the church beating death of her 19-year-old son Lucas Leonard has changed her story. Reuters reported on Dec. 3, that Deborah Leonard, 59, was initially charged with first degree manslaughter in her son's beating death. But Deborah Leonard plea bargained the charges down to assault in exchange for testimony against eight others--including her husband Bruce Leonard, 65. They are accused in the church beating death of Lucas Leonard at Word of Life Christian Church in upstate New York.   Deborah Leonard plea bargains in Lucas Leonard Word of Life church beating death | Examiner.com