A father said he’s clinging to the memory of his son, who was taken too soon.

“My son is with me, next to me and next to my daughter,” Arturo Sauceda said. “Every day I talk to my son.”

Sauceda’s son — Arturo Alexis Sauceda — was 18 years old when he was fatally shot on July 22, 2023, in San Perlita.

Arturo was going into his senior year as a starting lineman for the Santa Rosa High School football team when he died.

Arturo’s stepfather — Jose Villalobos — was convicted of killing Arturo on Thursday. A judge sentenced him to serve 40 years in prison on charges of murder and aggravated assault.

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Sauceda said the outcome of the trial doesn't bring him closure.

“I'm not that happy because this trial isn't go

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