MUSCATINE, Iowa (KWQC) – A habitual offender is facing up to 15 years in prison after being found guilty on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, for failure to appear at a court date last year.
Muscatine County Attorney Alan Ostergren says 25-year-old Roberto Murillo, Jr. of Muscatine had been released on bond in a felony drug case. Evidence showed that he failed to appear in court for a pretrial conference on March 20, 2015.
The court later determined that Murillo was a habitual offender under Iowa law. He had prior felony convictions for willful injury, criminal gang participation, and drug trafficking.
As a habitual offender, Murillo faces a prison sentence of not to exceed 15 years. His sentencing date is scheduled for June 10, 2016, at 9:45 a.m. He remains in the Muscatine County Jail pending sentencing.
