COLUMBIA—Former Columbia police Officer Steven Rios was found guilty of second-degree murder and armed criminal action on Friday. The jury recommended a sentence of life in prison for the June 2004 murder of Jesse Valencia.
Rios gets life sentence for murder
Friday, December 5, 2008 | 10:59 p.m. CST
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