Man, 63, sentenced to 30 years prison for killing girlfriend near Ormond Beach

A 63-year-old man was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison for fatally stabbing his girlfriend because she planned to leave him, according to cou...

April 29, 2023
12:40 PM

A 63-year-old man was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison for fatally stabbing his girlfriend because she planned to leave him, according to court records. Nelson Rivera entered a plea of no contest to a reduced charge of second-degree murder as part of the plea agreement. Rivera had been charged with first-degree murder.   Rivera was adjudicated guilty and received 580 days of credit for time served in the Volusia County Branch Jail.   This morning in Volusia County, defendant Nelson Rivera pled no contest to Second-Degree Murder and was sentenced to 30 years in Florida State Prison.

Frank Fernandez