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3 accused in taxi driver slaying plead guilty, avoid murder charge
Ignacio-Mondragon
Ignacio Mondragon
Three of five people previously accused of attempting to rob a taxi driver and fatally shooting him in March pleaded guilty Thursday and will not be prosecuted for felony murder. Nicholas Allen Gonzalez, 24, Justin John Adams, 22, and Ignacio Mondragon, 21, all of Gainesville pleaded guilty to attempted armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery and violation of the Georgia Street Gang and Terrorism Prevention Act. The three men, along with Misty Sunshine Moran, 39, and Margarita Jean Leanos, were arrested and charged with felony murder in March in alleged connection to taxi driver’s Isaias Tovar-Murillo’s death.