Montgomery County Judge Jeffrey Gossard accepted a plea agreement for Ruben Alfonso Ruiz-Robles in which he would agree to plead no contest to one count of involuntary manslaughter in exchange for a lesser sentence.

Montgomery county attorneys believed it would be difficult to convince a jury that Ruiz-Robles was guilty of 1st-degree murder, due to the fact that he had no criminal history and a key witness chose not to testify. Although Ruiz-Robles originally faced up to life in prison, the judge decided to sentence him to 32 months in prison. Ruiz-Robles must also serve 24 months in post-release supervision and be a registered violent offender for 15 years.