GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) -- A man accused in a stabbing death near Grand Forks has pleaded guilty to murder and been sentenced to serve 30 years in prison.
Twenty-three-year-old Joe Saucedo was accused in the November 2013 death of 33-year-old Ruben Cisneros, who was found stabbed to death at his rural home. Authorities say Saucedo and several others went to the home to retrieve belongings of Cisneros' ex-girlfriend.
Saucedo pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of murder and conspiracy to commit burglary, and was sentenced to 50 years in prison with 20 years suspended. He also was ordered to pay $525 in restitution.
Three other defendants in the case pleaded guilty earlier to reduced charges.