A 28-year-old Rochester man has been sentenced for his role in a road rage shooting that killed a man outside a Chick-fil-A in February 2024.

An Olmsted County judge handed down a 75-month prison sentence, which will be stayed for five years, to Jose Gutierrez Ojeda on Tuesday. His sentencing is a downward departure from guidelines. He must serve 77 more days of jail time, but it can be served on work release if the state determines he is eligible. Once released from prison, Gutierrez Ojeda will be on probation for five years.

Gutierrez Ojeda pleaded guilty to one felony count of aiding an offender in February. He was driving a Nissan with his brother, Isaac Gutierrez, as a passenger on Feb. 3, 2024, according to the criminal complaint.

When Gutierrez Ojeda tried to back into

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