A Salem man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in a road rage incident in southeast Salem in 2024.

Marion County prosecutors initially charged Ismael E. Ventura-Arellano, 23, with second-degree murder in the shooting of Jesus Ramos-Torres, 23, of Salem, who was found dead on Southeast Cordon Road in the early hours of Jan. 25, 2024.

He pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and possessing a firearm as a felon Sept. 11. Marion County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Hart sentenced him Oct. 2 to 10 years for manslaughter and five for the weapon charge.

Hart also sentenced him to three years of post-prison supervision.

A Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a call of gunfire on Southeast Cordon Road and found Ramos-Torres dead in his c

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