31-07-2025
Colombian man gets life sentence for Hawaii Loa Ridge murder
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @ Juan Baron, right, stands with defense attorney Randy Hironaka while listening to his sentence from Circuit Judge Catherine Remigio today for the killing of Gary Ruby. Per a plea agreement, Baron was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole.
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @ Juan Baron, right, stands with defense attorney Randy Hironaka while listening to his sentence from Circuit Judge Catherine Remigio today for the killing of Gary Ruby. Per a plea agreement, Baron was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole.
Juan Baron, a 26-year-old Colombian man, who negotiated a plea deal in, was sentenced today to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
Baron confessed to police in Los Angeles that he strangled and buried Ruby's body in a bathtub with cement in Hawaii Loa Ridge. Prosecutors say the crimes were committed sometime between Jan. 19, 2022 and March 7, 2022.
Judge Catherine Remigio followed the plea agreement which removed the sentencing enhancements the state initially suggested for the second-degree murder charge, which would have meant life without the possibility of parole. The plea agreement also included a joint recommendation to the Hawaii Paroling Authority of a 20-year minimum for the murder charge.
The judge sentenced him to 10 years each for the two counts of theft for the theft of Ruby's car and house, and 20 years for first-degree identity theft, to run concurrently.
Both Ruby's family from Kansas, friends from California and elsewhere, and Baron's mother and other friends and family were present for the sentencing either on Zoom and in the courtroom.
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