A Williams man who shot and killed his partner and her sister was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday. Gustavo Espino, 61, pleaded guilty to both counts of second-degree murder at the Coconino County Superior Court after reaching a plea agreement in late December. Judge Ted Reed sentenced Espino to consecutive 12-and-a-half-year prison sentences for each count of second-degree murder in accordance with the plea agreement. Espino lived with his partner, 70-year-old Elaine Fann, and her sister, Vivien Scheuerman, 65, in the Red Lake area of Williams on Pine Road. Up until the night of the crime, Espino had let the racism “roll off his back,” according to the defense.

Source: Daily Sun January 29, 2021 12:45 UTC