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Sodhi Murderer Gets Additional 36 Years.
Frank Silva Roque, 44, was sentenced to death last week for first-degree murder in the death of Balbir Singh Sodhi. The additional 36-year sentence Tuesday was for three counts of drive-by shooting, one count of attempted murder and one count of endangerment in the attack. It would keep Roque behind bars if his death sentence was overturned on appeal. Roque was convicted of killing Sodhi, a Mesa gas station owner who prosecutors said was targeted because Roque mistook him for Arab. Sodhi wore a turban and beard as part of his Sikh faith. Defense attorneys had argued Roque, 44, suffered from a mental illness and that the terrorist attacks triggered an episode of insanity. Roque, who sat motionless during his seven-week trial, appeared more animated Tuesday when a judge asked him if he had any comment. "Just that I'm sorry that all this happened," Roque said. After shooting Sodhi, Roque shot at another gas station where the clerk was a man of Lebanese descent, and shot at the home of an Afghan family. They were not injured. Note: Comments do not represent the views of SikhNet. Comments containing profanity, provocation or slandar will be removed by the moderators.
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