A 30-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday to nine years in prison in connection with the 2020 death of 4-year-old Moses Lopez in Tracy.
Oscar Munoz, who accepted a negotiated plea deal, received a six-year sentence for child abuse and willful cruelty to a child, plus a three-year enhancement for inflicting great bodily injury. Court documents show the murder charge against Munoz was dismissed in exchange for his no-contest plea.
He will serve his total sentence of nine years in state prison.
What happened to Moses?
On Nov. 16, 2020, the Tracy Police Department was called to an apartment in the 3800 block of West Grant Line Road on a report of a child not breathing…