September 11, 2010 Security officer murderer gets long prison term www.privateofficer.com
LAS VEGAS NV Sept 11 2010 (AP) – A 37-year-old former fugitive who took a plea deal to avoid the death penalty has been sentenced to 29 to 90
years in Nevada state prison in the 1998 slaying of a Tropicana casino security guard.
years in Nevada state prison in the 1998 slaying of a Tropicana casino security guard.
Clark County District Court Judge Jennifer Togliatti sentenced Jose F. Martin on Wednesday following his guilty plea in April to murder, kidnapping and burglary with a weapon charges in the shooting death of 44-year-old Elroy Arokium.
The shooting occurred in February 1998 after Martin was thrown out of a dance party where a fight broke out at the Tropicana.
Police say Arokium wasn’t involved, but was shot in the back when Martin returned with a gun.
Martin was arrested in Mexico, but successfully fought extradition. He was arrested in San Francisco in 2004.
Source:KOLOTV.com
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