A Lawrence man pleaded guilty Friday in Douglas County District Court to reduced charges for a park robbery last summer.

Malcolm Glover, 21, whose alleged accomplice in the July 16 incident in Edgewood Park faces a capital murder charge in another case, will be sentenced Nov. 22 for criminal possession of a weapon and misdemeanor theft.

Glover was initially charged with two counts of aiding and abetting aggravated robbery. Damien C. Lewis, 22, Lawrence, was charged with two counts of aggravated robbery in the same incident; his case is pending.

The arrests of Glover and Lewis in the robbery case ultimately led police to evidence that allowed them to link Lewis to the murders of Pete Wallace and Wyona Chandlee. Wallace and Chandlee were shot to death in their home July 10, and their bodies were found the next day by a close friend. Police say the couple interrupted a burglary.

A preliminary hearing for Lewis is scheduled at 9 a.m. Nov. 14 before Judge Michael Malone. The hearing will include the park robbery case and the capital murder case.

During Glover’s preliminary hearing, two men testified Glover was one of two robbers who came up to their car and robbed them of money. The victims said they had driven into Edgewood Park in eastern Lawrence.

Glover, who has a 1998 conviction of aggravated battery, could be sentenced to up to 23 months in prison for criminal possession of a weapon. Misdemeanor theft carries a sentence of up to a year in jail.

Police and prosecutors have said Glover was not involved in the Wallace and Chandlee murders. But Lewis faces capital murder charges in their deaths as well as numerous other charges. If convicted of capital murder, he could receive the death penalty.

Assistant Dist. Atty. Dave Zabel said Glover’s plea in the park robbery case had no effect on the Lewis murder case. He declined to comment on whether Glover would testify against Lewis.

Lewis is being defended by the Kansas Death Penalty Defense Unit headed by Ron Evans. Lewis initially was scheduled for a preliminary hearing Sept. 3. It was continued because of Evans’ involvement with a capital murder trial in Wichita.