AZMEX F&F EXTRA 9 DEC 2015
2 men to be sentenced in 2010 killing of US border agent
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -
The latest on the sentencing of two men convicted of killing a Border Patrol agent (all times local):
7:45 a.m.
http://www.kvoa.com/story/30702511/2-men-to-be-sentenced-in-2010-border-agents-murder
Two men convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of a Border Patrol agent whose death brought to light a bungled federal gun-tracking operation are scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in Tucson, Arizona.
Jesus Leonel Sanchez-Meza and Ivan Soto-Barraza face a mandatory life sentence on the murder charges plus an extra 20 years for each of several other counts for which they were convicted in October.
The December 2010 killing of Brian Terry exposed the Fast and Furious operation in which federal agents allowed criminals to buy guns with the intention of tracking them. But the agency lost most of the guns, including two that were found at scene of Terry's death.
Authorities say Sanchez-Meza and Soto-Barraza were members of a rip-crew that planned on robbing drug smugglers. Instead, they encountered border agents and engaged in a shootout.
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