Former Deputy Faces Sentencing in Love Triangle Murder Case

Former Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy Oscar Rodriguez is scheduled to be sentenced today on charges of voluntary manslaughter in connection with a 2014 fatal shooting that prosecutors described as stemming from a love triangle.Rodriguez faces up to 21 years in state prison for the death of Luis Carlos Morin, who had previously been in a relationship with Rodriguez’s then-girlfriend, Diana Perez.Background of the CaseThe deadly confrontation occurred on January 27, 2014, when Rodriguez, while off-duty, went to Morin’s mother’s home in Coachella. Morin, 39, had just returned from a birthday celebration when the encounter took place, resulting in Morin being fatally shot in the chest.Prosecutors argued that Rodriguez acted out of personal animosity toward Morin, who was the father of two children with Perez. The case centered on whether Rodriguez’s actions were justified self-defense or the result of personal jealousy that led him to create a dangerous confrontation.Trial…..

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