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Torres-Cruz and Anguiano were sentenced in the Sparks killing of Joel Undercoffer.
On Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, Raul Torres-Cruz was sentenced to 8 to 20 years and Juan Anguiano to 14 to 40 years for the Dec. 11, 2022 Sparks shooting death of Joel Undercoffer, 21. A third defendant, Marc Delgado, is set for sentencing Oct. 13.
By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·
A prison sentence after conviction is the court's judgment on the counts that were admitted or found. It is not a new accusation, and it is not a jury trial redo. On Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, Raul Torres-Cruz was sentenced to a combined 8 to 20 years (voluntary manslaughter plus a consecutive deadly-weapons enhancement) and Juan Anguiano to a combined 14 to 40 years (second-degree murder plus a consecutive deadly-weapons enhancement) in the Dec. 11, 2022 Sparks shooting that killed Joel Undercoffer, 21. Those terms are the judgment. They are not open charges.
Sparks police responded just after 9 p.m. on Dec. 11, 2022, to a shooting near El Rancho Drive. Undercoffer was found with at least one gunshot wound and later died at a hospital. Investigators said the men planned to rob him and the robbery turned deadly.
Reporting from NBC News 4 Reno and KOLO puts Torres-Cruz at 4–10 years for voluntary manslaughter plus 4–10 for a deadly-weapons enhancement, consecutive, for a total of 8–20 years with parole eligibility after a minimum of 8 years. Anguiano received 10–25 for second-degree murder plus 4–15 for the weapons enhancement, consecutive, for a total of 14–40 years with parole eligibility after a minimum of 14 years.
Marc Delgado, a third man arrested in the case, is scheduled for sentencing on Oct. 13, 2026. That date is a calendar setting for him. It is not a sentence for Torres-Cruz or Anguiano.
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