Brothers plead guilty in North Carolina deputy’s shooting death
September 16, 2025
Two brothers have pleaded guilty to charges related to the killing of a North Carolina sheriff’s deputy in 2022. Alder Marin-Sotelo pleaded guilty on Tuesday to first-degree murder, while his brother Arturo Marin-Sotelo pleaded guilty to being an accessory. A judge sentenced Alder to life without parole and Arturo to eight to 10 years. The shooting happened when Wake County Deputy Ned Byrd approached a truck at night. Legal proceedings were delayed after Alder Marin-Sotelo escaped from a Virginia jail but was later captured in Mexico. The Wake district attorney says prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty for his return.