Revere man sentenced to 18-20 years for manslaughter, other charges
John Brooks, 35, of Dorchester, was killed during an altercation in 2019 outside Revere's Cinco de Mayo restaurant. A Revere man pleaded guilty to ...
John Brooks, 35, of Dorchester, was killed during an altercation in 2019 outside Revere's Cinco de Mayo restaurant. A Revere man pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Dorchester's John Brooks, 35, in 2019, as well as other charges, authorities said Friday. Jorge Cordova, 25, was sentenced by Suffolk Superior Court Judge Jackie Cowin Thursday to 18-20 years in state prison followed by two years of probation, according to a statement from Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden. On July 18, 2019, Brooks and a friend were in an altercation with four younger men and a woman outside the Cinco de Mayo restaurant in Revere.