<p>A 17-year-old has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty in a man's shooting death.</p><p>Jeffrey McCrary of Macon pleaded guilty Monday to voluntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm in the commission of a crime, Houston County District Attorney Kelly Burke said.</p><p>The guilty plea came before the start of McCrary's trial on charges of murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during a crime. McCrary had been accused of shooting and killing Bryant Monroe, 28, in front of Monroe's Warner Robins home on Sept. 29.</p><p>Burke said the shooting happened during a "transaction that went sour," declining to elaborate.</p><p>A third person, who was not identified, fired a shot in the air in an attempt to scare off McCrary, said Burke. McCrary claimed he thought he was under fire and shot Monroe in self-defense, Burke said.</p><p>Because the state didn't exactly have "nuns for witnesses" and because a jury might believe McCrary's self-defense claim, a deal was made, Burke said.</p><p>___</p><p>HASH(0x286650c)</p>
