David Ortiz Shooter Sentenced To 30 Years In Jail In Dominican Republic

The person accused of placing a bullet in David Ortiz‘s again throughout a 2019 assassination try was sentenced to 30 years in jail this week … authorities introduced Tuesday.

27-year-old Rolfi Ferreras Cruz, who allegedly shot the previous Boston Crimson Sox star at a bar within the D.R. again in June ’19, discovered his destiny at a listening to on Monday.

9 others had been additionally ordered to spend time behind bars resulting from their alleged roles within the capturing — together with 28-year-old Alberto Miguel Rodríguez Mota … who prosecutors mentioned “paid those that carried out the act.”

Mota was sentenced to twenty years in jail.

However, the alleged mastermind behind the assault, Víctor Hugo Gómez Vásquez, was acquitted … resulting from inadequate proof.

As we reported, Ortiz was struck by gunfire whereas he was sitting with buddies on the D.R. hotspot … and was rushed to a close-by hospital.

Officers mentioned his liver and his small and enormous intestines had been broken by the bullet — and the previous baseball participant required a number of surgical procedures within the ensuing days to repair the problems.

The 47-year-old has since made a full restoration … returning to his function as an MLB analyst for Fox — whereas additionally making common appearances at Crimson Sox video games.

Authorities in the end mentioned they didn’t imagine Large Papi was the supposed goal of the assault … as a substitute, revealing they believed a person named Sixto David Fernandez was the person the shooter needed, allegedly as a result of he’d as soon as ratted out a drug runner to cops.