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Convicted Vegas bomber gets life without parole
Convicted Vegas bomber gets life without parole
The Associated Press LAS VEGAS -- A 29-year-old convicted bombmaker from Nicaragua has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing a hot dog stand vendor outside a Las Vegas casino in 2007. Porfirio Duarte-Herrera also was sentenced Thursday to 19 to 50 years for attempted murder with use of a deadly weapon and transportation of an explosive device. Convicted co-defendant 34-year-old Omar Rueda-Denvers, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, was sentenced earlier to life in prison plus 16 to 40 years. The two men were convicted of killing 24-year-old Willebaldo Dorantes Antonio, of Mexico. Prosecutors say Rueda-Denvers supplied the motive for the slaying - his ex-girlfriend was dating Dorantes Antonio - and Duarte-Herrera built the pipe bomb that was hidden in a coffee cup. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. LAS VEGAS (AP) - A 29-year-old convicted bombmaker from Nicaragua has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing a hot dog stand vendor outside a Las Vegas casino in 2007. Porfirio Duarte-Herrera also was sentenced Thursday to 19 to 50 years for attempted murder with use of a deadly weapon and transportation of an explosive device. Convicted co-defendant 34-year-old Omar Rueda-Denvers, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, was sentenced earlier to life in prison plus 16 to 40 years. The two men were convicted f killing 24-year-old Willebaldo Dorantes Antonio, of Mexico. Prosecutors say Rueda-Denvers supplied the motive for the slaying - his ex-girlfriend was dating Dorantes Antonio - and Duarte-Herrera built the pipe bomb that was hidden in a coffee cup. http://www.thestate.com/166/story/11...?RSS=untracked |
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