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.