Scott M. White, who was being held in the county jail on $1 million bail for first-degree murder in the shooting death of Michael C. “Topher” Clark, has pleaded guilty to homicide.

Clark, of Hayden, was known as part of the “Kid Cannabis” ring. He was made famous, and did prison time, for his role in a marijuana smuggling enterprise that was the focus of the 2014 movie. He was called “Topher” by his friends.

White was accused of shooting and killing Clark during an altercation last winter at the Tipsy Pine tavern in Hayden.

White has been in jail since his Feb. 24 arrest.

At last week’s hearing, White pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, vacating a Jan. 7 jury trial. A March 13 sentencing has been set.

In an 11-minute hearing in Coeur d’Alene’s First District Court, White said he would accept a plea agreement that called for his guilty plea to second-degree murder, and that he had plenty of time to review the agreement with his attorneys.

Second-degree murder carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.

When District Judge Cynthia K.C. Meyer asked White why he would plead guilty to second-degree murder, White said it was because the charge was true.

The plea agreement, signed Nov. 20, allows prosecutors and defense attorneys to argue for a sentence they deem fits the crime. It also prohibits White from filing an appeal or withdrawing his plea. The sentencing hearing is set for two hours.

White, 34, is accused of shooting Clark with several shots at close range from a handgun in the early morning as Clark lay in the parking lot of the Hayden tavern at 8166 N. Government Way.

White and Clark had argued inside the bar earlier that night and White had punched Clark, according to witnesses, but the fracas was broken up and both men continued drinking with their parties. Clark frequented the tavern and was with friends, while White was with his girlfriend.

Later that night, as White left the tavern, Clark reportedly followed him outside and the altercation was rekindled in the parking lot, where Clark was shot to death. Witnesses said the men fought on the ground. White then stood up and pulled a handgun from a waistband holster and shot Clark five times at close range.

White later told police he had shot Clark until his gun was empty and he felt the threat had been neutralized.

Clark was a small town celebrity made famous for his part in a lucrative marijuana smuggling enterprise that was the focus of a Rolling Stone article, and the 2014 Hollywood movie. The movie was biographical comedy-drama based on the true story of a group of area teens who built a multimillion-dollar marijuana trafficking enterprise by smuggling pot through the woods across the Canada and U.S. border.