A 51-year-old felon who preyed on two Moreno Valley schoolgirls and tried to abduct one of them pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted kidnapping and was immediately sentenced to 18 months in state prison.
Rene Rodriguez Ramirez of Indio admitted the felony count under a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In exchange for his admission, prosecutors dropped a misdemeanor count of annoying a minor against Ramirez.
The plea deal was announced just as the defendant’s case was called for pretrial motions at the Riverside Hall of Justice. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Joshlyn Pulliam certified the terms of the agreement and imposed the sentence stipulated by the prosecution and defense…