21-year-old sentenced to 40 years in prison for deadly stabbing

TULSA, Okla. — A 21-year-old man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for a deadly 2021 stabbing.

The Tulsa Police Department said Juan Odillio Guerra-Vasquez was arrested on Dec. 30, 2021 , for the stabbing death of Lalo Ledezma.

Juan Odillio Guerra-Vasquez

According to police, on Dec. 29, 2021 , they were called out to Peoria and Independence, just down the street from the Outsiders House Museum, and found Ledezma, who had been stabbed multiple times.

Police said Guerra-Vasquez was arrested the following day and was taken to the Detective Division, where, police said, he confessed to homicide detectives.

Now, a little over two years later, Guerra-Vasquez has been sentenced in court.

According to court records, Guerra-Vasquez was originally charged with first degree murder and pleaded guilty on Jan. 19, 2024.

Court records said Guerra-Vasquez was sentenced to 40 years in prison for first degree manslaughter, which was amended from his original first-degree murder charge.

Guerra-Vasquez will also receive credit for time served.

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