Man sent friend a video of girlfriend’s dead body after shooting her in the head, later fired rifle at police

A Pennsylvania antheral who changeable his girlfriend past sent a video of her dormant assemblage to a person volition walk the remainder of his beingness down bars.

Miguel A. Rodriguez, 40, was convicted by a assemblage of first-degree execution successful the decease of 33-year-old Nemesis Florentino, whom helium changeable dormant connected Sept. 11, 2022. According to the Lancaster County District Attorney, helium called a friend aft the execution and sent him a video of Florentino’s dormant body. When East Hempfield Township Police responded to the scene, Rodriguez barricaded himself wrong his location wherever Florentino laic dead. During a astir five-hour standoff with police, helium fired “more than 100 rounds” astatine officers, “preventing archetypal responders from perchance redeeming the victim’s life.”

The justice told Rodriguez, “Society needs to beryllium protected from you.”

According to a probable origin affidavit obtained at the time by WGAL, a section NBC affiliate, Rodriguez told his person successful a video telephone that helium had killed Florentino successful his home. He past turned his phone’s camera to amusement the person Florentino’s body. After the call, the person instantly called police.

Rodriguez past near a voicemail for the aforesaid person successful which helium said, “Hey, I emotion you. Forgive maine for what I’ve done. I’m not turning myself successful to the constabulary and the constabulary are there. Bye. Take attraction of my kids and all.”

Police and a Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) arrived astatine the country astir 1:30 a.m. connected Sept. 11, 2022, and engaged successful a standoff that lasted astir 5 hours. When Rodriguez opened his beforehand doorway and pointed his firearm astatine police, a subordinate of the SERT squad changeable him successful the shoulder. He past surrendered to constabulary astatine astir 6:30 a.m. and was taken into custody portion helium recovered astatine a adjacent hospital.

Prosecutors called Rodriguez’s transgression “particularly heinous” and an “assault connected decency.” Assistant District Attorney Kyle Linardo told the tribunal that the video chat “speaks to a level of despicableness” for which determination was nary ineligible remedy.

Judge Craig Stedman sentenced Rodriguez to beingness successful situation without the anticipation of parole positive 41 1/2 to 85 years. Rodriguez had been recovered blameworthy successful February of execution successful the archetypal degree, 2 counts of battle of a instrumentality enforcement serviceman with a firearm, 5 counts of aggravated assault, 4 counts of recklessly endangering different person, and 3 counts of obstruction of the medication of law.

When fixed the accidental to talk aft his sentencing, Rodriguez said helium was “very remorseful for what happened” and was “blinded” by drugs astatine the clip of the crime. He asked for forgiveness from Florentino’s family.

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