San Pedro resident will spend 12 years in prison for slaying
One more from the tardy file:
A San Pedro man has pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and will spend 12 years in prison for killing a 42-year-old Long Beach resident. Joe Meza, 41, changed his plea on Tuesday in exchange for prosecutors dropping a murder charge, according to the District Attorney's Office.
Meza was arrested 5:30 a.m. Nov. 9, 2005, after he allegedly broke into a car in Long Beach. He had blood stains on him, police said at the time. About 30 minutes later, police officers called to the 100 block of Eagle Street in Long Beach found a man with multiple stab wounds. Warren Jackson was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The link between Meza and Jackson is not known.
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