PHOENIX — A man accused of killing Jake Kelly in 2023 has been sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday.
Angel Mullooly was one of three people arrested in the Phoenix man's beating death in August 2023.
Mullooly pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a change of plea last month after he was originally facing trial for second-degree murder.
A judge sentenced him to eight years in prison, but he will get credit for the time he has already served.
He was facing seven to 12 years in prison.
Kelly, 49, was found with "blunt force trauma" in his own driveway in August 2023 near Bell and Cave Creek roads. He died days later from his injuries.
Kelly’s roommates, Shannon and Cory Young, were also arrested in this case. However, they were not charged with his death. They were charged with hindering prosecution.
Court documents revealed that the Youngs allegedly carried Kelly from the driveway of their home inside to a bathtub, before leaving him on a couch without medical care for nearly 18 hours.
Young was sentenced earlier this year to three and a half years in prison with 184 days of credit for pre-sentencing time served. He pleaded guilty in November 2024 for hindering prosecution.
In court, Jan Kelly, Jake's mom, told the Judge she did not believe Mullooly was a danger to the public. Instead, she thinks he made a horrible mistake.
Mullooly was the only defendant of the three charged in the case to apologize during sentencing.
"I'm truly sorry that Jake is gone," said Mullooly in court. "He was one of the kindest, smartest, and honest people I've ever known."
Mullooly's dad and friends also addressed the Judge in court before the sentence was announced.
The 35-year-old will get credit for the time he has been in custody, which is around a year and a half.
"According to the courts, justice was served in some way," said Mullooly's dad, Tim Mullooly. "It won't bring back Jan's son Jake, but in some way, my son took full responsibility for his part in this tragedy."
Jan, who moved to Arizona from Texas to fight for her son, told ABC15 she's not stopping here.
"I want to see the man that stomped and kicked my son to death in prison for murder," said Jan. "I don't believe that man is Angel, and I believe what he got today was an honest amount of time."
Her next goal is to work with a private investigator to hopefully learn new details about what happened that August 2023 night.
"I want to know if he called for help," said Jan through tears. "I want to know if he begged for his life. These are things that I need to know."
