A judge on Thursday sentenced a former 7-Eleven clerk to 18 years to life in prison for fatally shooting a woman in the back during a dispute over a stolen salad.

In September, a jury convicted 37-year-old Rainer Jefferson of second-degree murder in the death of Mallery Armijo . Jefferson was taken into custody in 2023 following a shooting that occurred in June outside a 7-Eleven near Sahara Avenue and Joe W. Brown Drive.

During the sentencing hearing, Chief Deputy District Attorney John Giordani said that Jefferson’s reaction to Armijo’s conduct in the store that day was “entirely inappropriate” and demonstrated his “penchant for violence.”

“He’s basically a career criminal who can’t keep his hands off guns,” the prosecutor said, referencing a criminal history dating back to 2007.

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