MINNEAPOLIS – A 22-year-old Eden Prairie man was sentenced Thursday to more than ten years in prison for fatally shoot a man last year outside a popular Minneapolis bar and restaurant.
Juan Josue Canario Robles accepted a plea deal in August who dropped one of two second-degree murder charges he faced in connection with the fatal shooting of 44-year-old Franclin “Nacho” Orellana on Dec. 16, 2023, outside Conga Latin Bistro at Central and East Hennepin avenues.
The criminal complaint states that Robles confronted Orellana’s friend on the dance floor for dancing with his girlfriend. The friend told Robles he “didn’t want any trouble,” but Robles punched him in the face.
Bar security later told investigators that they told Robles “not to do this here,” so he followed the friend outside. The men began fighting and wrestling again before Robles got into his girlfriend’s car.
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As they drove away, witnesses say Orellana ran after them, angry about the attack on his friend. He smashed one of the car’s windows before Robles shot him several times.
Police arrested Robles five days later at his Eden Prairie apartment, where they recovered two handguns, but not the one used in the shooting.
The complaint states that Robles later admitted that while they were in the car before the shooting, his girlfriend pulled her gun from her glove compartment and began pointing it at the victim. Robles said he took it from her and fired the fatal shots at Orellana before they ran away. He then said his girlfriend threw the gun off a bridge.
Robles was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison with credit for 295 days for time served.
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