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Maryland Homicide Suspect Shot By Ohio Cop Pleads Guilty

CINCINNATI (AP) -- A Maryland slaying suspect accused of pulling a knife on a police officer who then shot him along Interstate 75 in suburban Cincinnati pleaded guilty to a charge of felonious assault on a police officer and has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.

A Hamilton County court official said Pablo Javier Aleman entered the plea Wednesday, and prosecutors dropped an attempted murder charge.

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Authorities say Aleman was walking along the highway in suburban Evendale on March 29 and pulled a knife after the Glendale officer approached. Aleman was shot in the abdomen. The officer wasn't hurt.

Authorities say Aleman was wanted by Baltimore County police in Maryland in connection with a March 17 stabbing death.

Aleman's attorney, Brad Fox, says his client sought the plea agreement.

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