Pool co. head admits guilt in Conn. boy’s drowning

A swimming pool company president charged in a Connecticut boy’s 2007 drowning pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminally negligent homicide, a misdemeanor, for not installing a state-mandated safety device. David Lionetti had been charged with manslaughter, which could have carried a 10-year sentence, but will be spared jail time under a plea deal accepted by a Stamford Superior Court judge. His company, Shoreline Pools, pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter and will pay $150,000 for water-safety advertisements.