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MT man pleads guilty to murder in North Dakota
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A Montana man accused of abducting and

killing a man in North Dakota has pleaded guilty to murder and

kidnapping.

Forty-two-year-old John Bridges, of Missoula, appeared in court

Thursday.  Judge Cynthia Feland repeatedly questioned his decision to proceed

without an attorney but Bridges said he wanted to ``get this over

with.''

Bridges is accused of killing 40-year-old Lee Clay, who had

recently moved to Bismarck from Georgia. Court documents show that

the two apparently met while working at a temp agency, and that

Bridges had a dream that made him suspicious of Clay.

Clay was found dead in a van that crashed in a ditch off

Interstate 94 on July 6. An officer became suspicious that Clay's

injuries didn't match the severity of the crash.