More than three years after 30-year-old Justin Peoples was shot and stabbed to death at a Tracy gas station, two people have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms in what prosecutors called a racially motivated killing.

The San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office confirmed Tuesday that Christina Lyn Garner was sentenced to 50 years to life in state prison and was remanded to the California Central Women's Facility following Monday's hearing. Jeremy Wayne Jones was sentenced to 27 years to life and was remanded to the California Department of Corrections.

Prosecutors said both received 1,343 days of credit for time served.

Garner and Jones were previously convicted of first-degree murder and hate crime enhancements in the March 2022 killing of Peoples, a Black Navy veteran and

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