One of six defendants in the Jesus Avila murder case has been sentenced.
Armando Nunez was originally charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated robbery, conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery, arson, theft and interference with law enforcement. Last month, he accepted a plea agreement to single counts of attempted burglary of a vehicle with intent to steal a firearm, interference with law enforcement and criminal damage.
On Friday, Judge Lee Fowler sentenced Nunez to 47 months total in prison, including 31 months for the aggravated burglary count, nine months for interference and seven months for criminal damage. As part of the sentence, Nunez cannot own a firearm.
Nunez becomes the first of the six defendants to be sentenced for his involvement in Avila’s death after Avila was found in a burned-out car near Roads 160 and T in September 2017. The remaining five defendants are facing a combination of first-degree murder and other counts in the case. According to documents posted by Lyon County District Court:
*Alan Alanis has a preliminary hearing set to begin July 25.
*Jordy Cornejo-Campoverde is tentatively awaiting a status hearing August 12.
*Andrew Granado and Jovan Pecina are set for pretrials August 17 and trials August 22-September 9.
*Samuel Garcia tentatively has a preliminary hearing set to start Halloween.
