Ismael Caballero was sentenced today to 14.6 years in state prison for the murder of Yazmin Rodriguez-Santillan and life without parole for the murders of her two children, Amerikha and Jeancarlo Rodriguez.
Caballero entered guilty pleas to capital murder for murdering the children, second-degree murder for killing Rodriguez-Santillan and arson for burning their home, according to the district attorney’s office spokesman.
Caballero killed Rodriguez-Santillan in the early morning hours in late December 2019. He later returned to kill the two children to prevent them from testifying against him, according to the pleas. He then set the house at 29 N. Mill St. on fire, hoping to destroy evidence of the crimes.
Family members were present in the courtroom and made statements to the court. The father of Amerikha and Jeancarlo was present via Zoom, from Mexico.