HUTCHINSON— A man who entered a guilty plea in October in connection with the 2017 shooting and robbery of his uncle was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday in Reno County.
Maique Rodriguez, 28, was originally charged with attempted first-degree murder in the shooting of 46-year-old Jesus Faudoa Reyes.
Rodriguez pleaded guilty to aggravated battery and robbery. He was given five years on the battery charge and another 32 months for robbery with the sentences running concurrently.
The victim was agreeable to the sentence, according to District Attorney Tom Stanton and didn’t attend Tuesday’s hearing.
In May of 2017, Police found Faudoa Reyes in the 700 block of East 7th Avenue in Hutchinson. He had been shot multiple time. Rodriguez then took the victim's cell phone and pickup. Faudoa was hospitalized in critical condition but recovered.
Authorities arrested him in El Paso, Texas, earlier this year and as he was being booked in Sedgwick County learned he was wanted in Reno County.
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HUTCHINSON— A Kansas man arrested in January for a 2017 shooting and robbery waived his right to a preliminary hearing and entered guilty pleas to lesser charges.
Maique Rodriguez-Faudoa was charged with attempted first degree murder in the May 2017 shooting of his uncle, Jesus Faudoa. Police found Faudoa shot multiple times at a home in the 700 block of E. 7th Avenue in Hutchinson.
Rodriguez Faudoa then took the victim's cell phone and pickup
Despite his injuries Faudoa was able to recover.
On Wednesday, Rodriguez-Faudoa pleaded guilty to aggravated battery and robbery. Sentencing is set for November 4.