The Chula Vista man who earlier this month was convicted of murdering his missing wife pleaded guilty Monday to another felony count.
Larry Millete, accused of possessing an assault weapon, in addition to killing his wife, May, is slated for sentencing Sept. 29.
Millete was found guilty by a Chula Vista jury on July 9 of killing his wife of 20 years. May, also known as Maya, has not been seen or heard from since Jan. 7, 2021.
Jurors were not tasked with deciding the assault weapon count, which pertained to a firearm investigators found during a search of the Millete home.
The court addressed the assault weapon charge during a quick change of plea hearing. Judge Enrique Camarena scheduled Millete to be sentenced on both counts in September.
Millete faces up to 25 years to life in state prison for the first-degree murder conviction. The assault weapon count carries a maximum penalty of three years.
Though May Millete’s body has not been found, police and prosecutors say there is no evidence to suggest she is still alive.
Surveillance footage captured May entering the family’s home at around 4:45 p.m. Jan. 7, 2021, but no video footage captured her leaving.
According to trial testimony, her last known contact with anyone was in a text message with one of her sisters at around 8:15 p.m. Jan. 7.
During the trial, which spanned nearly two months, Deputy District Attorney Christy Bowles told jurors Larry killed his wife in their home, loaded her body into an SUV and disposed of her on Jan. 8.
While Bowles conceded to jurors that she could not specifically say how May Millete died, she argued Larry was the only person with the means and motive to kill her.
The prosecution’s case relied on circumstantial evidence showcasing Larry’s efforts to track his wife’s whereabouts and solicit the assistance of “spell casters” he believed could magically influence May to give up her plans for divorce.
Larry’s defense team argued jurors were being asked to speculate rather than rely on facts in a case that lacked a body, crime scene, murder weapon or eyewitnesses.
Jurors deliberated for about five hours before returning a guilty verdict.
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