LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A 17-year-old will spend three to 20 years in prison for driving intoxicated when he killed a 10-year-old boy who was a passenger in another vehicle.
Henrry Norberto initially pleaded guilty on Feb. 3 to driving a motor vehicle while under the influence, resulting in death or substantial bodily harm.
Las Vegas teen driver accused of killing boy, 10, accepts plea deal for sentencing
According to court documents, the prison sentence agreed upon between the Clark County District Attorney’s Office and Norberto’s defense attorney was three to 15 years. But Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus instead sentenced him on Monday to three to 20 years in prison.
“Kids going to prison is bad. Kids going to the cemetery is worse,” Holthus said.
The prison sentence, however, wasn’t enough for Brandon Martinez’s parents, who wanted at least 10 years…