A man connected to the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl days before her quinceañera was sentenced to two seven-year terms.
Under a plea agreement, Juan Carlos Leon, 30, was sentenced Monday by Pima County Superior Court Judge Clark Munger to seven years each on counts of manslaughter and burglary.
The sentences will be served concurrently. He faced seven to 42 years in connection with the slaying of Brenda Arenas, a Sunnyside High School student, in 2009.
Leon testified against his cousins, Orel Vasquez, 21, and Christian Vasquez, 27, who were convicted in May of 23 felonies, including first-degree murder.
The Vasquez brothers were sentenced to natural life in prison plus an extra 189 years each in the murder of Arenas.
On Aug. 5, 2009, the three men were involved in a home invasion on Tucson's south side. After fleeing the house, Orel Vasquez fired an AK-47, striking Arenas in the head as she traveled in a vehicle with her mother, 3-year-old sister and boyfriend.
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