A day after Jovan Pecina was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in murdering Jesus Avila six years ago, Andrew Granado got almost 15 years for the same crimes.
Both Pecina and Granado pleaded no contest to single counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and aggravated robbery as part of separate plea agreements earlier this summer. However, Pecina had the higher criminal history score — and thus the more severe sentence.
Like Pecina, Granado has to register 15 years as a violent offender.
Both had initially been accused, along with four co-defendants, of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery, aggravated robbery, arson, and interference with a law enforcement officer. Samuel Garcia has been sentenced to over 50 years in prison for second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and other charges. Armando Nunez is spending over four years in prison for attempted burglary and lesser charges.
Granado declined to make an allocution statement before sentencing. Mary Lou Avila Sadusky, Avila’s older sister, said, “not only did they murder my brother, but they put a bullet through our hearts and burned our souls.”
Two other defendants will be sentenced next month. Jordy Cornejo-Campoverde pleaded no contest to aggravated robbery and interference with law enforcement. Alan Alanis pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery and arson along with a no-contest plea to aggravated robbery.
