REDWOOD CITY — A 27-year-old man was sentenced to 16 years in prison Monday for his involvement in a marijuana sale that left a 17-year-old Carlmont High School student shot dead in 2019.

Ruben A. Gonzales-Magallanes, of Indianapolis, pleaded no contest in August to felony robbery and felony voluntary manslaughter with a firearm enhancement and aggravating factors for his role in the death of Mohammad Othman, prosecutors said. The sentence was imposed by San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Kevin Dunleavy at a hearing Monday.

As part of the earlier plea, the San Mateo District Attorney’s Office dropped a murder charge and a special circumstance allegation.

“We are satisfied … in light of what we felt we could prove,” District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe said. “There was some serious pro

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