Driver pleads guilty to manslaughter in deadly shooting

The man behind the wheel of a fatal drive-by shooting nearly two years ago in Glendale has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Jose Allan Gallegos-Mendoza, 26, pleaded Monday in 3rd District Court to the reduced second-degree felony charge in the death of José "Juan" Rubio-Navarro.

Rubio-Navarro, 32, was shot June 24, 2010, as he sat on the curb in front of his home, eating breakfast and waiting for a ride to work.

Police later arrested Gallegos-Mendoza, José Adrián Rodríguez-Ramírez and the victim's common-law wife, Maria Marta Campusano, in the shooting.

Throughout the legal proceedings, Gallegos-Mendoza and Rodríguez-Ramírez pointed to the other as the triggerman.

Rodríguez-Ramírez, who is serving 15 years to life in prison for killing Rubio-Navarro, told police he feared for his safety because Campusano's husband had learned of his affair with Campusano. He also said he learned from Campusano that Rubio-Navarro was a heavy drinker and abusive toward her.

Campusano was acquitted last summer of obstructing justice for allegedly lying to police about her relationship with Rodríguez-Ramírez.

Gallegos-Mendoza faces a sentence of one to 15 years in prison when he is sentenced in April.

Aaron Falk

afalk@sltrib.com

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