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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- With convicted slayer Jessie Villegas Jr. sentenced to beingness successful situation Thursday, his victim's parent spoke retired astir the pain.
"He didn't conscionable instrumentality my son," Sylvia Solis said. "He took me. I'm present physically, but my caput is not here."
Dominique Augustine's sister past described him arsenic her protector.
"The idiosyncratic that helium was and the bosom that helium carried was for others and ne'er for himself," Keonah Jovel said.
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Prosecutors argued Villegas struck Augustine with his van successful what a witnesser antecedently testified was "deliberate."
The onslaught unfolded successful Selma 3 years ago. Investigators judge it started arsenic a verbal combat and rapidly escalated.
"Someone took the substance into their ain hands and took my brother's life," Jovel said.
Days earlier the lawsuit was acceptable to spell proceedings this June, Villegas pleaded guilty. He admitted to second-degree execution and hit-and-run.
Attorneys connected some sides agreed to 19 years to beingness successful prison.
"He did not person the close to instrumentality someone's life, and I'm praying to the tribunal to springiness him much years," Veronica Carlos, the victim's aunt said.
"I bash not person the authorization to marque the condemnation longer," Fresno County Superior Court Judge Arlan Harrell said.
He explained that the punishment is simply a beingness sentence, and Villegas gave up his close to appeal.
Villegas volition person to service 19 years earlier adjacent asking for parole.
"That does not mean that Mr. Villegas would service lone 19 years," Judge Harrell said. "Much of it is going to beryllium upon his behaviour successful prison, which is not going to beryllium a picnic."
Villegas stayed quiescent done it all. He chose not to talk successful court.
Augustine's household says helium has not shown immoderate remorse.
"That's wherefore he's perpetually wearing a mask," Augustine's brother, Isaac Solis, said. "He doesn't privation to beryllium seen successful the media. He's a coward."
The household tells Action News they volition grant Augustine with a thrust done his beloved Selma this weekend.
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