A Gresham man convicted of fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy during a drugs-and-gun deal was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday.

Kevin Rivas-Ramirez, 27, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and robbery for the Dec. 4, 2021, killing of Lowgunn Ivey inside an apartment building in Gresham.

Rivas-Ramirez, known by his middle name, Gustavo, was previously charged with murder, but prosecutors lessened the charges under the terms of a plea deal.

The killing drew headlines in September when Multnomah County jailers mistakenly released an alleged accomplice, Ty Sage, after a court clerk improperly filled out a bail form.

Sage, 26, was recaptured two days later and remains in custody, pending trial on a murder charge.

Ivey had allegedly offered to sell cocaine and two

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