A man was sentenced Thursday to nearly 25 years in prison for his role in a cartel-related murder in Isanti County.
42-year-old Jose De Jesus Diaz Fernandez was fatally shot on Dec. 13, 2023, in Spencer Brook Township.
Abraham Alexander Houle, 43, pleaded guilty to aiding an offender and first-degree burglary in May. One count of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree burglary were dismissed at sentencing.
Three other defendants were charged in the murder:
Jesse Mateo Rodrigues
Fredy Saavedra Olivar
Jerold Allen Downs
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Olivar was found guilty in a jury trial and was later sentenced to 30.5 years. Downs entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to 30.5 years.
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The final defendant, Rodrigues, is scheduled to go to trial at the beginning of January.
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