Man Gets 45 Years Jail For Friend's Death
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FORT WORTH (AP) - A North Texas man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for his role in the drug-related robbery and slaying of a childhood friend.
Prosecutors say Eduardo Bustos was fatally shot and his girlfriend was wounded in the 2011 attack at his Fort Worth apartment.
Michael Daniel Cucuta of Fort Worth was sentenced Thursday after being convicted of murder, attempted capital murder, aggravated robbery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Prosecutors say the gunman was another childhood friend. Jose Luis Acosta was convicted of murder and attempted capital murder and sentenced to 99 years in prison.
Authorities say Cucuta and Acosta were partners in drug deals with the victim and thought he somehow wronged them.
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