MESA, AZ — Joe Rim, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the death of a Mesa teenager, has been sentenced to prison.
In court on Friday, Rim received a sentence of 15 years in prison, the maximum possible sentence he could receive as part of a plea agreement for the shooting death of 18-year-old Stephen Jacobo.
Jacobo was killed in November 2022 at an apartment near Southern Avenue and Dobson Road in Mesa.
Rim was first arrested days after the shooting, but the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office wanted additional information to strengthen the case. It wasn’t until January 2024 that Rim was arrested again and indicted for second-degree murder…