A Colorado Springs man was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder in a deadly robbery at a South Nevada Avenue motel in 2012.

Santos Joseph Torres, 51, also was convicted of aggravated robbery and motor vehicle theft.

Torres was one of two people charged in the Aug. 21, 2012 death of 59-year-old Michael Ramirez, whose body was found in a room at the Chief Motel, 1624 S. Nevada Ave.

Jeannette Silvia, 50, was sentenced to life in prison in October 2013, records show.

An autopsy showed Ramirez was strangled with a belt and suffered non-fatal stab wounds. Police said the victim was killed for his wallet and a 2000 Chevy pickup truck.

Torres will be sentenced at the El Paso County courthouse at 3 p.m. Thursday, according to the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez, right, confers with delegates at the District II Republican caucus held at Angevine Middle School in Lafayette, Colo., on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Republicans and Democrats held caucuses in every Colorado county on Tuesday night to select delegates to go to state assemblies to select the eventual candidates for the fall election. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)