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29-Year-Old Man Sentenced to More than 50 Years in Prison for Murder that Occurred in Palm Desert on Christmas Day

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Luis Medina, INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) – A 29-year-old man was sentenced to more than 50 years to life in prison for his involvement in a drug-related robbery and the murder of a Palm Desert man on Christmas Day 2016. Roger Rodriguez, a resident of La Quinta, was found guilty of murder and robbery Thursday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. He was sentenced to 11 years and 8 months, plus an intermediate sentence of 50 years to life, according to …

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29-Year-Old Man Sentenced to More than 50 Years in Prison for Murder that Occurred in Palm Desert on Christmas Day

INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) - A 29-year-old man was sentenced to more than 50 years of life imprisonment for his involvement in a drug-related robbery and the murder of a Palm Desert man on Christmas Day 2016. Roger Rodriguez, a resident of La Quinta, was convicted of murder and robbery on Thursday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. He was sentenced to 11 years and 8 months, plus an intermediate sentence of 50 years of life imprisonment, as recorde…

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KESQ broke the news in on Friday, January 30, 2026.
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