WILKES-BARRE — A Mexican national in the United States for nearly 20 years will likely be deported after he was sentenced Thursday for firing shots at his estranged wife’s boyfriend while driving on Interstate 81.

Marco Martinez, 34, of Moosic, was sentenced by Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. to one-to-two years in prison on two counts of aggravated assault followed by 10 years probation. Martinez was immediately paroled when given 776 days of pre-sentencing credit for time served since his arrest on Sept. 8, 2023.

Martinez pled guilty to the assault charges Sept. 4.

Pennsylvania State Police at Wilkes-Barre in court records alleged Martinez, driving a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck north on Interstate 81 in Pittston Township, fired three shots at his wife’s GMC truck driven by Miguel C

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