SANTA ANA — A 41-year-old man Jurupa Valley man pleaded guilty Friday and was immediately sentenced to 10 years in prison for fatally shooting a man in Anaheim eight years ago.

Luis Alberto Arias pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury and possession of a gun by a felon, all felonies. He also admitted sentencing enhancements for the personal use of a gun.

As part of the plea deal with prosecutors, a murder count was dismissed. Arias was given credit for 2,185 days behind bars, or nearly six years.

Arias killed 27-year-old Rafael Luna of Placentia on Nov. 24, 2017 in the 2500 block of East Terrace Street.

Arias had been hanging our in an alley claimed by a local gang, prosecutors said in a trial brief. Arias did not associate

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