SALT LAKE CITY — A West Jordan man received a reduced sentence for a manslaughter conviction after admitting to shooting and killing his friend in March 2024.

Anthony Sanchez, 30, was given a prison term of zero to five years in the Utah State Prison after the severity of his conviction for manslaughter was reduced from a second-degree felony to a third-degree felony as a result of a plea deal .

Charging documents say Anthony Sanchez was watching TV with Dylan Douglas Miller-Mettome in March 2024 when Sanchez did something funny, and Miller-Mettome took out his phone. Sanchez said he pulled out a gun to be funny, not knowing it was loaded, pointed it at his friend and fired.

According to charges, Sanchez called 911, administered aid while waiting for emergency services to arrive and r

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