Shooter Sentenced to 40 years in Prison for Killing Kids' Mom
Updated: Monday, 11 Jul 2011, 6:15 PM EDTFORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Thomas Manjarez was sentenced Monday to 40 years in prison for the April 2010 killing of Carmen Ramos, the mother of his three children.
In June, Thomas Manjarez pleaded guilty to the death of Carmen Ramos.
Manjarez, 36, shot Ramos in April of 2010 and police in Texas arrested him in January.
Ramos, 33, was found face down in a pool of blood with multiple gun shot wounds inside her home at 1307 Huestis Avenue in Fort Wayne.
She had called police to her home multiple times to file charges for domestic assault, and had a protective order against Manjarez prior to the murder. But that order expired in early April, just days before the murder.
It was emotional in the Allen County courtroom Monday. Denise Spila, Ramos' sister, was there with more family members looking for justice. Spila thinks Manjarez deserved more time behind bars.
"I wish he got more time," said Spila. "I would have loved for him to be put away for life. Because she (Ramos) is never coming back so why should he have a life?"
Manjarez' mother Doreen Ramirez was also at the sentencing. She thinks her son got what he deserved.
"He's not a monster. He just made a bad decision," said Ramirez. "They will never forget, but God-willing they can forgive."
Under the plea agreement, prosecutors changed his charge to voluntary manslaughter.
Manjarez will also spend an additional 10 years on probation.
1 comments:
I knew antonio williams and he was mentally ill darren too and he was a follower and i dont know about the girl but it hurt me bad to read this. Young ppl lives bad choises landed them two deaths and two in prison many years. We gotta reach out to these what i call throw away kids to prevent this from happening.
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