An Arizona man who gave a ride to the killer of a Mission Beach resident in 2003 was sentenced March 23 to 11 years in state prison. Gerardo Soto, 31, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in May 2011 in connection with the slaying of Mshindi Ford, 33, who was shot to death during a robbery of cash following a marijuana transaction. The gunman, Richard Cortel Moye, 30, was convicted of first-degree murder on March 6 after a jury deliberated only two hours. He will be sentenced April 18 by San Diego Superior Court Judge Peter Deddeh and faces 50 years to life in prison. Soto also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery. He dropped Moye off near Ford’s home on Dover Court and drove Moye back to Arizona. Deputy District Attorney Chris Lindberg asked for the 11-year term. Deddeh ordered Soto to pay nearly $2,700 in restitution for the victim’s funeral and Moye will likely be ordered to pay the same amount. Soto was fined nearly $2,700, and received credits for already serving 778 days in jail. According to witnesses, Moye went inside Ford’s home and demanded money from a marijuana transaction. Ford resisted and Moye shot him several times before fleeing with some cash. Moye and Soto were arrested in May 2010.