The evidence presented by the Attorney General’s Office allowed a judge to sentence Luis Carlos Llorente Espitia for his responsibility in the murder of a man on October 10, 2017, in Sincelejo (Sucre).
The decision was made after the defendant signed, freely and voluntarily, a preliminary agreement with the Attorney General’s Office which was approved by the court official.
The facts under investigation took place in Cielo Azul neighborhood when Llorente Espitia was traveling at the rear seat of a motorcycle and shot the 26-year-old victim, causing his death.
The man was convicted with homicide and manufacture, trafficking or possession of a firearm and must serve 21 years in prison.
The defendant is currently deprived of his liberty in the maximum security prison named La Tramacúa in Valledupar (Cesar) serving a sentence for other criminal proceedings.
The information contained in this press release corresponds to the narration of the objective news provided by the officials in charge of carrying out criminal investigations within the Office of the Attorney General. By the time this communication is disclosed, the legal status of the people mentioned is still pending to be resolved by the competent judicial authority, always under the presumption of innocence contemplated by Article 29 of the Political Constitution and Article 7 of Law 906 of 2004.