Justin Angel Flores, 22, of Lubbock pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence Thursday morning. A murder charge against him was dropped, and he was sentenced to 7 years in prison.
Flores was one of two suspects arrested for the stabbing death of a woman in October of 2015.
Police were called to the 1600 block of 45th Street for the report of a woman slumped over in a car. Nakasha Nycole Nolan, 23, died at the scene.
A second suspect, Ruben Ramos III, is currently serving a life sentence for Nolan’s murder. He was convicted and sentenced by a jury in 2017.
According to previous court records, one witness told police that Ramos believed Nolan was a snitch (someone who cooperates with police).
Also, according to previous court records, Ramos confessed and told police a second man participated in the stabbing. That later led to the arrest of Flores on a murder charge.
But after the sentencing, a prosecutor said tampering was the right charge for the evidence. Prosecutors believe Ramos was the one who stabbed Nolan.
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