Death Sentence Reduced to Life in Prison for Man Who Killed North Dakota Student

Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. (L) is helped into a sheriff's car after waiving extradition at the Polk County Courthouse in Crookston, Minn., on Dec. 3, 2003. Ann Heisenfelt/AP Photo

FARGO, N.D.—The death sentence for a Minnesota man who killed a North Dakota college student 20 years ago has been officially changed to life in prison.

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ralph Erickson signed the sentence amendment for Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. last week, according to court records.