About six months before her 15th birthday, Gabriela Acosta, like many Latina girls, was looking through dress catalogs and planning a quinceañera.
But unlike many, Gabriela ultimately opted for a trip to Texas instead of the party, so she could visit family because that's the caring person she was, family members say.
All plans ended late Dec. 23, when Ezequiel Padilla-Villalobos stabbed 14-year-old Gabriela to death.
On Tuesday, Adams County District Judge Katherine Delgado sentenced the 25-year-old Padilla-Villalobos to 80 years in prison — 48 for a second-degree murder charge and 32 years for second-degree kidnapping. A plea deal reached in September included the 80-year sentence, but the judge made it official Tuesday.
But unlike many, Gabriela ultimately opted for a trip to Texas instead of the party, so she could visit family because that's the caring person she was, family members say.
All plans ended late Dec. 23, when Ezequiel Padilla-Villalobos stabbed 14-year-old Gabriela to death.
On Tuesday, Adams County District Judge Katherine Delgado sentenced the 25-year-old Padilla-Villalobos to 80 years in prison — 48 for a second-degree murder charge and 32 years for second-degree kidnapping. A plea deal reached in September included the 80-year sentence, but the judge made it official Tuesday.
About six months before her 15th birthday, Gabriela Acosta, like many Latina girls, was looking through dress catalogs and planning a quinceañera.
But unlike many, Gabriela ultimately opted for a trip to Texas instead of the party, so she could visit family because that's the caring person she was, family members say.
All plans ended late Dec. 23, when Ezequiel Padilla-Villalobos stabbed 14-year-old Gabriela to death.
On Tuesday, Adams County District Judge Katherine Delgado sentenced the 25-year-old Padilla-Villalobos to 80 years in prison — 48 for a second-degree murder charge and 32 years for second-degree kidnapping. A plea deal reached in September included the 80-year sentence, but the judge made it official Tuesday.
But unlike many, Gabriela ultimately opted for a trip to Texas instead of the party, so she could visit family because that's the caring person she was, family members say.
All plans ended late Dec. 23, when Ezequiel Padilla-Villalobos stabbed 14-year-old Gabriela to death.
On Tuesday, Adams County District Judge Katherine Delgado sentenced the 25-year-old Padilla-Villalobos to 80 years in prison — 48 for a second-degree murder charge and 32 years for second-degree kidnapping. A plea deal reached in September included the 80-year sentence, but the judge made it official Tuesday.
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