GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A 25-year-old illegal alien pleaded guilty to murdering his West Michigan girlfriend in March.

Brandon Ortiz-Vite, a native of Mexico and in the country illegally, accepted a plea deal on Monday. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder of 25-year-old Ruby Garcia. In addition, he pleaded guilty to felony firearm charges and the carrying a concealed weapon, all of which stem from Ruby Garcia’s death, according to Kent County Circuit Court Judge Mark A. Trusock.

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In exchange, the Kent County Prosecutor’s Office will not charge Ortiz-Vite with first-degree murder. The couple had been arguing about their relationship when Ortiz-Vite shot Garcia, then dumped her body along US-131.

Ortiz-Vite will be sentenced on Oct. 31.