4 years, 40 years — killers sentenced in murder cases
John Contreras, left, has been sentenced to four years in prison for killing Tristan Banks in 2018. Kamron Michael Bell, right, was sentenced to 40 years for killing David Eugene Young in 2020.
Two murder cases have been finalized over the last week, after defendants in each pleaded guilty. John Contreras On May 31, John Contreras was sentenced to four years after pleading guilty to manslaughter in connection with the Nov.
21, 2018, death of Tristan Banks. Contreras was originally charged with first-degree felony murder after shooting Banks at Contreras’ home in Irving.
Contreras claimed he and Banks, his former roommate, had gone out to eat at a restaurant but had gotten into an argument afterwards and that by the time they reached the house in Irving, the argument had turned physical.
