A man arrested earlier this year – but never charged – in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy was sentenced Thursday to nine months in county jail, in a separate case.
Prosecutors say Carlos Maldonado, 19, instigated the beating of a 14-year-old boy last October and also negligently fired off a gun in February of this year.
Deputy District Attorney Kerry Conway said the beating and firearm charges stem from a National City police investigation into an unrelated incident that included examining the cell phones and social media accounts of Maldonado and some of his associates…