Riverside Man Sentenced In Fatal Shooting Of Girlfriend
LOS ANGELES (KNX 1070) — A Riverside man convicted of fatally shooting his 15-year-old girlfriend in the face during an argument has been sentenced to 52 years to life in prison.
KNX 1070's Brian Ping reports that Benjamin Boatman was convicted in July of first-degree murder stemming from the death of Rebecca Marth.
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The deadly shooting occurred during an argument at Boatman's home in March 2010, after he picked up Marth from her family's house before dawn.
According to authorities, Boatman had tried to convince police that the girl accidentally shot herself.
The 23-year-old was a marijuana addict and dealer who had been dating the teen for about a year prior to the shooting.
Two days before the shooting, he had been arrested on suspicion of recklessly discharging a firearm and posted $50,000 bail.
