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Two men will spend a year in jail for lying to West Valley City police in gang-related murder case

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Two men acquitted of murder by a jury earlier this year will spend six years on probation for lying to police about a 2013 gang-related fatal shooting in West Valley City.

Both 25-year-old Alejandro Argumendo and 23-year-old Jose Carlos Salazar — convicted of first-degree felony obstructing justice— have been sentenced to probation in the death of 18-year-old Anthony Hernandez, a rival gang member killed July 27, 2013.

Argumendo, sentenced last week, and Salazar, sentenced in July, were each given credit for time spent in jail.

Courtesy | Salt Lake County jail Jose C. Salazar is accused of shooting 18-year-old Anthony Hernandez to death on a West Valley City street Saturday.
Courtesy | Salt Lake County jail Jose C.