The shooter who killed Israel Jimenez Lugo on Hastings Hill in St. Johnsbury changed his plea
The shooter who killed Israel Jimenez Lugo on Hastings Hill in St. Johnsbury changed his plea in Caledonia Superior Court. Rafael Rodriguez, 36, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, burglary, and a violation of probation on Monday morning. He was then sentenced by Judge Michael R. Kainen, who adopted the plea agreement, to 9-15 years in prison with credit for time served. Rodriguez then apologized for the shooting. The state’s attorney’s office previously charged him with felony 1st-degree murder, attempted felony assault & robbery and felony burglary into an occupied dwelling. The