LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- A man received a 14-year prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Tuesday. Drake Armendariz shot and killed a 17-year-old boy in the Las Cruces area back in March 2023. The Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Armendariz' sentencing. He died one day before his 18th birthday, the Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office said. The Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office said the case was originally dismissed prejudice in February 2024 by the previous district attorney.