Thomas Neri Arellaga pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in September in the slaying of Tasi Malaki, also known as Toko Tasi.
A 47-year-old man was sentenced Friday, Oct. 20, to 21 years in prison for shooting to death a reggae singer and songwriter outside a Long Beach bar in 2019.
Family members and friends of Malaki submitted three victim impact statements to the court, which Judge Laura Laesecke read silently before imposing the sentences. They declined to offer further statements in court. At one point, Arellaga and Malaki argued and physically fought outside the bar, Chiu said. Less than a half hour later, they tussled a second time, with the fight spilling into the parking lot of the Hungry Horse Drive-In before Arellaga pulled a handgun and shot Malaki twice.
Arellaga and Clemena were arrested days later in Hesperia. Detectives said they found evidence of the crime during the execution of a search warrant at their home.Oakland man allegedly made $20 fentanyl deal in San Francisco. The next day he had a tracking device on his car
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