Soto-Quintana Sentenced After Pleading Guilty In Death Of Former Girlfriend

A 29-year-old man was sentenced to 192 months in prison after pleading guilty in Hood River County Circuit Court to charges stemming from the death of his 23-year-old former girlfriend.  Miguel Angel Soto-Quintana admitted in court that he caused the death of Cecila Campuzano Ortiz at her home following an argument.  In his statement, Soto-Quintana said he went to the home of Ortiz to pick up their two-year-old daughter in the early morning hours of October 4 after a night of drinking.  The two had an argument, and Soto-Quintana said he grabbed a pillow and put it over Ortiz’s face in an attempt to get her to stop screaming, then realized she was not breathing.  He said he took full responsibility for his actions.  Hood River County Deputy District Attorney Carrie Rasmussen noted Ortiz was not found by officers until two days later.  She also said the parents of Ortiz had moved out of the area the day before she was killed, and had been concerned about her relationship with the father of her child, who had already been convicted of assaulting Ortiz.  Rasumussen added the father of Ortiz had cancer and was moving to California for treatments, but returned to the area upon his daughter’s death and never got those treatments, and died two weeks ago.  Soto-Quintana pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 192 months in prison on that charge to be followed by three months of post-prison supervision.  He also plead guilty to assault that comes with a 14-month sentence to be served concurrently with the manslaughter sentence.

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