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NAPA, Calif. Aug 6 2010 —A man convicted in the fatal stabbing of a security guard who was trying to help him out by giving him a ride has been sentenced to 26 years to life in prison.
Juan Jose Hernandez Mendoza was sentenced Wednesday by a Napa County judge for killing Manuel Reyes, a guard at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville in August 2003.
Juan Jose Hernandez Mendoza was sentenced Wednesday by a Napa County judge for killing Manuel Reyes, a guard at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville in August 2003.
Prosecutors say Hernandez Mendoza stabbed the 58-year-old Reyes in his car. After the car crashed, Reyes was found dead on the side of the road.
DNA from the scene identified Hernandez Mendoza as a suspect, but he eluded authorities for years until he was arrested for molesting a child in Oregon—a crime for which he is serving nearly 15 years.
Because the 31-year-old Hernandez Mendoza will have to serve the sentences concurrently, he won’t be eligible for parole for nearly 41 years.
Source:Mercury News
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