- Thomas Long was given 11 concurrent prison sentences after being found guilty of firing shots following a road rage confrontation.
- He was found not guilty of murdering the other driver, 50-year-old Jose Ramirez, by a jury in January.
- Long claimed self-defense after shooting Jose Ramirez, who charges say was unarmed.
SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake man who was found not guilty of murder in a jury trial earlier this year will still spend at least five years in prison for firing 11 shots during a road rage confrontation.
Thomas Jim Long, 46, was sentenced on March 3 by 3rd District Judge Kara Pettit to two terms of five years to life in prison for felony discharge of a firearm, a first-degree felony, and nine terms of three to five years in prison for felony discharge of a firearm, a third-degree felony.
Pettit said Long could serve the sentences concurrently and gave him credit for the year and five months he had already served…