THE SENTENCING OF THE MAN CONVICTED OF THE MURDER OF COLLEGE STUDENT MOLLIE TIBBETTS TAKES PLACE MONDAY.
CRISTHIAN BAHENA RIVERA WAS FOUND GUILTY MAY 28TH AND HE FACES A MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCE FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.
A WEEK BEFORE HIS SCHEDULED JULY SENTENCING, HIS ATTORNEYS FILED MOTIONS FOR A DELAY AS PART OF A REQUEST FOR A NEW TRIAL.
THEY TOLD THE COURT NEW WITNESSES HAD COME FORWARD SAYING ANOTHER MAN HAD CONFESSED TO THE 2018 KILLING.
JUDGE JOEL YATES DENIED THE REQUEST FOR A NEW TRIAL ON JULY 27TH.
