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Murderer, accomplice sentenced to prison

Louisa Reyes and Reynaldo Mercado have both received long prison terms for the murder of Fred Boote in Wilkes-Barre in 2018.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A teen has been sent to prison for her role in the murder of a Wilkes-Barre man.

Louisa Reyes, 16, was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in prison for the stabbing death of Fred Boote in September of 2018. She pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in September of this year.

Her co-defendant, Reynaldo Mercado, was sentenced to life in prison without parole after a jury found him guilty on Wednesday of first-degree murder.

   

Credit: WNEP
Reynaldo Mercado

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