A man previously charged with the murder of a 50-year-old woman was given an open plea deal on the lesser charge of manslaughter and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

On Tuesday, a San Antonio family faced the man who killed their sister over a cellphone in December 2020.

SAN ANTONIO – In late October, a jury found 57-year-old Ricky Cantu guilty of murder in the death of Rudy Borrego. Cantu chose to have Judge Catherine Torres-Stahl, rather than the jury, assess his punishment. After a sentencing hearing on Thursday, she ordered that Cantu serve 40 years in prison. Three hours later on that Feb. 24, 2018, evening, Martinez-Borrego said she was at the morgue to identify her husband’s body. Martinez-Borrego said that she is facing eviction from their home at the end of this month and her car is being repossessed.