A New Jersey couple received long prison sentences for carjacking a visitor to Atlantic City, forcing him into the trunk of his car and then stabbing him.
Craig Arno, 46, was sentenced Thursday to 120 years, The Press of Atlantic City reported. Superior Court Judge Michael Donio said Arno must serve at least 100 years without parole, guaranteeing he will die in prison.
Arno's former girlfriend, Jessica Kisby, 26, who pleaded guilty and testified at Arno's trial, got 30 years.
Kisby tearfully apologized to the family of Martin Caballero, 46, of North Bergen, N.J., who came to Atlantic City May 21, 2010, for his daughter's 22nd birthday.
"I'm very sorry for your loss," Kisby said. "I should have stopped it and I didn't, and I'm sorry."
During the trial, Kisby said she and Arno stabbed Caballero and then, when their knife broke, went to get another one.
Donio suggested Kisby's sentence, guaranteed by her plea bargain, is too short. He remarked that she yawned and even laughed during her trial testimony.
"I didn't see a bit of remorse, not one scintilla," he said. "Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see it."
Kisby is the mother of a 7-year-old daughter, who will be brought up by Kisby's mother.
Caballero's stepson and his longtime partner testified. Libia Martinez said she and Caballero had planned to marry in the summer of 2010.
"When you're in that cage, don't look for God because God only helps those who believe in things that are good," William Cruz told Arno. "Your real sentence is going to begin the day you die." (UPI)
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살인마 커플, 손님 차 훔쳐 트렁크에 넣고…
뉴저지의 한 커플이 애틀랜틱씨티를 방문한 남성의 차를 탈취해 강제로 트렁크에 밀어 넣고 흉기로 살해한 사건이 발생했다.
크레이그 알노(40)는 살해혐의로 금요일(현지시각) 120년을 구형 받아 사실상 감옥에서 생을 마감하게 됐다.
한편 함께 범행을 저지른 알노의 전 여자친구인 제시카 키스피(26)는 법원에서 죄를 시인해 30년형을 구형 받았다.
키스비는 “그만했어야 했는데 그러지 못했다. 정말 미안하다”라며 피해자 마틴 카바레로(46)의 유족에게 눈물로 사죄했다
카바레로는 딸의 22번째 생일을 축하하기 위해 지난 21일 애틀랜틱씨티를 방문한 것으로 알려졌다.