WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - A Connecticut man was sentenced to life in prison after he pleaded guilty for his role in the 2016 death of another man.
Ramon Millan, of Bridgeport, Conn., was sentenced Friday to second-degree murder, home invasion, aggravated kidnapping, arson, and armed robbery, the Telegram & Gazette reported.
Prosecutors say Millan, 40, and his co-defendant, Jose Crespo, were motivated to rob the Kevin Cabrera-Soto after they saw a video of him with $30,000.
Cabrera-Soto’s then-girlfriend, Jivanna M. Rivera, told investigators she recognized the two assailants who held her at gunpoint and forced their way into the apartment.
Investigators say Rivera hid in a bathroom and her 7-year-old son was forced into a bedroom during the altercation.
Authorities say Millan admitted to tying the victim up and alleged that Crespo beat the victim to death before lighting a pillow on fire to conceal evidence of the crime. The duo made off with $2,700, according to Rivera.
Rivera and her son escaped the blaze, but she was unable to pull her unconscious boyfriend from the apartment.
Authorities say Cabrera-Soto was found dead in his bedroom bound and burned beyond recognition.
Rivera wrote in a statement that the two men did more than steal money and kill her boyfriend; she wrote that the men “stole my safety, my peace and the home that I had with my family.”
Millan’s lawyer, Adam Narris, said his client’s remorse was evident from the “full and tearful confession” given to investigators the day after the home invasion.
Crespo awaits trial for first-degree murder.
A third defendant, Wilfredo Muniz, awaits trial for misleading investigators.
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