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A Floyd County man has entered a guilty plea to charges in connection to a 2003 murder. Chad Conn, one of four suspects in the 03 murder of Michael Slone, has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and assault charges in connection to the case according to court records. The body of Michael Slone was found on an abandoned strip mine road in Knott County. Conn will avoid more jail time in exchange for his plea, but as a condition of the deal he's agreed to testify against Billy Joe Johnson, who authorities believe was the primary culprit in Slone’s murder. Johnson's trial is set for September. Another person charged in the case, Mitzie Johnson, pleaded guilty in 2005 to complicity to commit assault and facilitation to kidnapping. A fourth suspect, Susan Moore, is expected to enter a guilty plea in April.