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Brothers sentenced in Ryan Pollok murder case

Posted at 4:16 PM, Apr 13, 2016
and last updated 2016-04-13 21:03:04-04

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. --  Juan Enrique Reyes was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for the 2007 murder of Ryan Pollok.

Reyes was found guilty in March of second-degree murder, assault with intent to commit murder and felony firearms.

His brother, Eric Reyes Santiago, pleaded guilty to being an accessory to the murder.  He was sentenced to a year behind bars, despite Pollok's family members' plea for a harsher sentence.

The brothers were arrested by Mexican authorities near Guadalajara in November 2015.   The two were extradited to West Michigan to face charges in the high-profile murder case.

Pollok was killed Sept. 30, 2007 during a gang shootout in southwest Grand Rapids.  Officials say Pollok was attending a party in the area and was an innocent bystander.