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CEDAR CITY — A Cedar City man was ordered to spend up to life in prison for killing his ex-girlfriend's stepfather in a conspiracy with the woman and another man.
Angelo Seth Carrasco, 36, was sentenced Friday to serve at least 25 years and possibly the rest of his life in prison for aggravated murder. He pleaded guilty in December to aggravated murder, a first-degree felony, for the death of Shawn Leroy Multine, 45.
In exchange for Carrasco's plea, charges of aggravated burglary and aggravated assault were dismissed.
Police say the now 20-year-old Clarissa Bulletts — Carrasco's ex-girlfriend and Multine's stepdaughter — was the driver for Carrasco and another man, Eric Rodriguez, 31, when they went to kill Multine on Oct. 21, 2014.
Bulletts gave the men a rifle that was stored in the trunk of her car, charges state, and sent Multine a text message trying to lure him out of his apartment to a secluded location.
When the text messages didn't work, Bulletts waited in the area where she had stopped while Carrasco and Rodriguez went to Multine's apartment, 179 E. 575 North, charges state.
Rodriguez tried shouting at Multine from outside the home while Carrasco waited with the rifle. Finally, Carrasco forced his way into the house and shot Multine, charging documents state.
Police say Bulletts drove the men from the area and Rodriguez disposed of the rifle.
Bulletts pleaded guilty in December to manslaughter and obstructing justice, second-degree felonies, and was sentenced to concurrent terms of one to 15 years in prison.
Rodriguez pleaded guilty in March to murder, a first-degree felony, and was later sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.