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Armed suspect sentenced to seven years; judge continues sentencing for time to surrender

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Manuel Tamayo Valadez, 37, was sentenced on Tuesday to seven years in jail for the 2020 abduction of a former girlfriend and threatening her at gunpoint.

Valadez was accused of driving the woman around the Coachella Valley and firing a handgun out of the car window. A struggle followed and Valadez crashed the car in Palm Desert.

The judge continued the sentencing for three weeks to give Valadez time to surrender.

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