
SALINA -Two men convicted in the 2015 shooting death of a Salina teenager were sentenced to life in prison on Friday
Judge Rene Young sentenced 23-year-old Macio Palacio, 23, who shot 17-year-old Allie Saum, to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 50 years
For his role in the crime, 20-year-old Stephen Gentry was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years
According to previous court testimony, Gentry was the mastermind of a plot to seek revenge for an earlier fight in which he was punched.
He gathered a group of people together, and later misidentified a truck as one that had been involved in the fight, and instructed Palacio to shoot.
Saum was struck and killed by the shots as the truck she was riding in with her boyfriend passed through the 500 block of Russell Avenue. She died early the next morning as a result of her injuries.
Three defendants in the case is still have cases pending in Saline County District Court.
Daniel Sims, 20, testified against Palacio and Gentry in exchange for a reduction of his charges.
He is scheduled to plead to charges that include involuntary manslaughter and conspiracy to commit aggravated battery. That hearing is scheduled for August.
Andrew Woodring, 18, has already plead guilty to a felony 1st degree murder charge, but since has indicated that he wants to change that plea.
Jerome Forbes, 20, has yet to stand trial for his role in the crime.