A SENTENCE IS IMPOSED IN A MURDER CASE THAT SHOCKED THE ALBUQUERQUE COMMUNITY. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS BEHIND BARS IS THE SENTENCE HANDED DOWN TO 18 YEAR OLD JEREMIAH KING IN THE JUNE 2015 MURDER OF STEVEN GERECKE WHO WAS GUNNED DOWN IN HIS OWN DRIVEWAY.
KING ADMITTED HE WAS THE ONE WHO PULLED THE TRIGGER AFTER GERECKE CONFRONTED A GROUP OF SIX TEENS WHO WERE BREAKING INTO CARS AND HOMES IN THE AREA AROUND LOMAS AND TRAMWAY. KING PLEADED GUILTY TO FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND SEVERAL LESSER CHARGES.
THE FIVE OTHER DEFENDANTS CUT PLEA DEALS AND HAVE YET TO BE SENTENCED.
