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After a year and a half of denial, Jeffrie Ray Glover, of Pahrump, entered a guilty plea to first degree murder at an impromptu arraignment in Fifth District Court late Monday afternoon.

Glover plead guilty to shooting his ex-wife, Christine Thorsen-Glover, on Dec. 19, 2005.

He is scheduled to appear for sentencing July 30.

As part of the plea agreement, the state agreed to drop a deadly weapon enhancement on the murder charge but retained the right to argue at the time of sentencing.

District Attorney Bob Beckett said the state would ask for the maximum sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

Thorsen was found dead in her home after being shot eight times with a .22-caliber rifle.

Beckett said that he met with Glover on May 26 and they had a "very honest talk."

"I could see the remorse in his eyes and we had a very real conversation," Beckett said. "Mr. Glover expressed remorse over the death of Christine and remorse that the child is now motherless."

The weapon was recovered 15 days after the murder when an unidentified informant who was incarcerated with Glover told sheriff's deputies that Glover told him where evidence of the murder was located.

Sheriff's deputies drove the informant out to the property owned by Bolling Construction, a company where Glover worked as a driver at the time of his arrest.

With the help of a K-9 deputy, deputies found a .22-caliber rifle, later proven to be the murder weapon; tennis shoes; gloves, and a sweatshirt.

Glover was brought to Pahrump from Tonopah to enter his plea Monday morning.

According to Beckett, Glover was visited by another ex-wife in jail and during that visit told her that he wanted to confess to the crime and didn't want to put the family through any more heartache.

Last Thursday, the woman went to the D.A.'s office and informed them about Glover's willingness to end the tragic affair.

The district attorney's office contacted Carl Joerger, Glover's defense attorney, and the parties began to discuss plea negotiations.

"I think he finally decided to stand up and do what's right," Beckett said.

"(Joerger) has been extremely professional and done an excellent job representing his client," the district attorney added.

Glover's trial was scheduled to begin next week and last for nearly a month.

"It was our position that the evidence was overwhelming," Beckett said.

He added the substantial amount of evidence the state was prepared to present included both witness testimony and DNA evidence.

Beckett said that he took "absolutely no pleasure in prosecuting this case" due to his previous association with Glover.

The defendant, Beckett said, had testified in a previous case the state was prosecuting involving former Nye County Public Administrator Robert "Red" Dyer.

The district attorney added that when he first learned of Glover's involvement in the murder, he was shocked "but the evidence was there."

Writing contest

The Oasis Writers' Guild of Pahrump is holding a writing contest for the public (non-members of the guild); the winner will receive $25.

Write 500 words or less about your favorite war the U.S. fought in and rewrite the outcome of the battle, meeting, treaty or event. For example: "What if Paul Revere didn't make it in time to warn everyone?"

Send submissions in a Word or RFT document to allysahn@yahoo.com (subject line: Oasis Writing Contest); include name, email address and phone number.

Contact Allison at the email address above or call 751-9840 before 6 p.m. for more information.

Summer dance classes

Donna's Studio of Dance is offering salsa, swing, ballroom, hip hop, ballet and kung fu classes. Call 727-9480 or 727-4211 to register.