The second of two men involved in the fatal shooting of a Denver teenager pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 years in prison Friday.
Josiah Cruz, 19, pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and was sentenced Friday to 18 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections by District Judge Bruce Jones. Charges of second-degree murder and being an accessory to the crime were dismissed as part of his plea deal.
In a video interview played by the prosecution in court Friday, Cruz said he brought Gomez to be the “muscle of the operation” in the “Truly my heart is filled with remorse for the life lost and the actions that unfolded,” Cruz said, speaking through tears. “My decision to play a part in this has ruined my life. I never meant to put your families in danger or harm’s way. … All the sorrys in the world cannot make up for what I’ve done.”Douglas County High School teacher arrested on suspicion of child sex assault
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