ELKO, Nev. (AP) - A judge has sentenced a 27-year-old man to life in prison for the 2018 murder of an Elko County homeowner during a home-invasion robbery.
The life sentence imposed recently on Alan Joseph David Honeyestewa for his first-degree murder conviction includes the possibility of parole after 20 years. However, he also was convicted of other crimes and his sentences add up to at least 34 years in prison, the Elko Daily Free Press reported Friday.
A jury in October convicted Honeyestewa in the death of Brad Smith.
Smith was fatally shot during a gunfight with two men who went to rob Smith’s home.
The other man, Tieres A. Lopez Sr., pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and also was sentenced to life in prison by Judge Nancy Porter.
Porter said Smith, who was at home in bed, was “completely an innocent victim” when the crime occurred.
During his sentencing hearing, Honeyestewa asked for forgiveness from Smith’s family members who sat in the gallery.
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