HTN: Guilty Plea in Drug Execution

A guilty plea yesterday in a drug-related shooting two years ago. Salvatore Vacanti, called a major local marijuana dealer by police, has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of first-degree manslaughter in the execution-style death of Monty Massimi. Vacanti has been in jail since his arrest six months ago. The 24-year-old told a judge he fired shots at the 44-year-old Massimi as he left Jacobi's Restaurant and Pizzeria on Kenmore Avenue in April of 2007. Massimi was hit several times in the back of the head while getting into his car in the restaurant parking lot. He could face 17 years in prison for the crime at sentencing on March 16th.