Yesterday in Oklahoma County District Court, Gabriel Aguilar, 29, entered a Blind Plea of Guilty for the murder of Selena Pacheco-Escalera. When a blind plea is entered by the defendant, the Judge determines the punishment. Because Aguilar was charged with First Degree Murder, the range of punishment was Life or Life Without the Possibility of Parole (LWOP). Aguilar was sentenced to LWOP.

An Oklahoma County jury found Rodney Staten guilty of Murder in the First Degree for the 2019 stabbing death of Sarah Guinn. He was also convicted of Assault with a Deadly Weapon for stabbing another woman in the neck. The jury recommended a sentence of Life without the Possibility of Parole on Count 1, Murder in the First Degree and Life for County 2, Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Formal sentencing will occur on December 18, 2023.