Invader gets slap on wrist for beating man to death
July 1, 2011 Leave a comment
The Capital — Annapolis, Md.
An illegal [alien] who beat a man to death with a log during a fight at a Laurel homeless camp last winter was sentenced to 18 months in jail Thursday. — Adalberto Tolledo-Rodriguez, 45, entered an Alford plea to voluntary manslaughter in the late November beating of 55-year-old Flavio Garcia in a wooded area across from the Laurel Park racetrack entrance. An Alford plea allows a defendant to maintain his innocence while admitting prosecutors have enough evidence to convict. It carries the consequences of a guilty plea. — Garcia’s body was found about 400 feet from Route 198 at about 10:30 a.m. Nov. 28. A county police officer was patrolling the area when a man flagged him down… Read More