TONY TORREZ IS GOING TO PRISON FOR UP TO 16 YEARS. THE ACCUSED KILLER OF FOUR YEAR OLD LILLY GARCIA LAST YEAR DURING A ROAD-RAGE INCIDENT ON I-40 ENTERED INTO A PLEA DEAL WITH THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE IN WHICH HE ENTERED A GUILTY PLEA TO SECOND DEGREE MURDER. HE COULD GET OUT IN 12-AND-A-HALF YEARS FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR.
THE DEAL WAS REACHED JUST DAYS BEFORE HE WAS TO GO TO TRIAL NEXT WEEK. D-A KARI BRANDENBURG SAYS “NOTHING CAN EVER RELIEVE THE PAIN LILLY’S FAMILY HAS ENDURED” BUT THIS AGREEMENT “WOULD SERVE JUSTICE.” IF HE HAD GONE TO TRIAL AND BEEN CONVICTED ON ALL COUNTS, HE FACED NEARLY 60 YEARS BEHIND BARS.
