MIAMI (AP) — A man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing a former girlfriend during an argument at her South Florida home.
The Miami Herald (http://goo.gl/C28zsp ) reports that 54-year-old Joel Rodriguez pleaded guilty to murder Thursday.
Authorities say Rodriguez was staying at the Coral Gables home of 49-year-old Ruth Fuentes in January 2011 when he shot her during an argument. Detectives quickly identified Rodriguez as a suspect after her used Fuentes's ATM card to withdraw cash and drove to New Jersey in a rented car.
Rodriguez was later arrested after authorities say he threatened his ex-wife in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
