They face sentences of up to life in prison and $ 250,000 in fines , federal prosecutors said . NEW : The defendants admitted to previous assaults in the Jackson area , prosecutors say . Three men plead guilty to federal hate crimes in Mississippi killing . One of the defendants pleaded guilty to a state murder charge Wednesday . Comment:
NEW : The defendants admitted to previous assaults in the Jackson area , prosecutors say . Three men plead guilty to federal hate crimes in Mississippi killing . One of the defendants pleaded guilty to a state murder charge Wednesday . Comment: