THIS IS SENTENCING DAY FOR CHRISTOPHER RODRIGUEZ. HE’S ONE OF SIX TEENAGERS INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF ALBUQUERQUE BARTENDER STEVEN GERECKE IN 2015 WHEN THEY WENT “MOBBING” IN GERECKE’S NEIGHBORHOOD.
RODRIGUEZ FACES UP TO 31 YEARS IN PRISON IN BEING SENTENCED AS AN ADULT. HE WAS 16 AT THE TIME GERECKE WAS KILLED. HAD HE BEEN SENTENCED AS A JUVENILE, RODRIGUEZ WOULD HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER FOR THREE YEARS. HE NEVER CONFESSED TO PULLING THE TRIGGER ON GERECKE. BUT HE PLEADED GUILTY TO LESSER CHARGES, INCLUDING BURGLARY AND AGGRAVATED BATTERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.
