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By: WENDY REUER, Special to the News
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Posted: Friday, December 18, 2009 12:27 pm
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MANTORVILLE — Danny Ortega Jr. was sentenced this morning to life in prison without the possibility of parole after the jury in his murder trial found the Claremont guilty on all four counts against him in the February 2008 slaying of Troy Ulrich.
Ortega Jr. was charged with first-degree premeditated murder, first-degree murder with intent while committing a felony, second-degree murder with intent, and second-degree murder without intent while committing a felony. His father, Danny Ortega Sr., faces the same charges.
When asked if he would like to make a statement before the sentencing, Ortega Jr. said only, "No, I'm good."
In handing down the sentence in Dodge County District Court, Judge Lawrence Agerter said, "Obviously, this should've never happened. A life is lost and we can never go back and undo that."
Judge Agerter also said that Ortega Jr. would be required to pay restitution to the Ulrich family, but the amount of the restitution will be determined after Ortega Sr.'s trial, slated for next year. |
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Minnesota really needs capital punishment. Id rather see this guy gone than pay for him to have 3 meals a day for the rest of his life...
What's mind-blowing is that it costs more to return him to his maker than to put him up in a state-run hotel for the rest of his life. I wonder if the cost includes big-screen T.V.'s?