Las Cruces man sentenced after burglarizing two homes and setting them on fire
A Las Cruces man has been sentenced to 21 years in prison after burglarizing two homes and setting them on fire.
Forty-one–year-old Ruben Armijo was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty and no contest to a lengthy list of charges.
During the sentencing phase the judge called Armijo a “professional criminal.”
Armijo is guilty of larceny, residential burglary, tampering with evidence and unlawfully taking a motor vehicle.
The judge sentenced Armijo to 27.5 years but suspended all but 6.5 years.
Evan Folan reports.
