A Fruita man now faces a 25-year jail sentence in the fatal shooting of his wife earlier this year, after a Mesa County judge signed off on a plea deal Monday morning. Steven Spiess, 47, was sentenced to the 25-year jail sentence, plus a mandatory five year probation term, the result of a speedy plea agreement agreed to in principle in May. District Judge Gretchen Larson signed off on the negotiated deal Monday, in which Spiess will also get credit for 97 days time served.
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