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Victim: Wright Sando<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: Fort Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Type.: Drug-related<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

On June 1, 2020, a planned drug transaction in Fort Smith turned violent and chaotic, ending with the death of 23-year-old Wright Sando<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How it happened<\/h4>\n\n\n
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According to court records, Frankel traveled from Florida to Arkansas and arranged to sell approximately 10 pounds of marijuana to Landon Silva<\/strong>. Silva and his girlfriend arrived at an apartment expecting a drug deal. Instead, prosecutors say Frankel and Sando intended to rob them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the encounter, Sando entered the apartment armed with a rifle. Silva responded by firing his own weapon, killing Sando. Investigators later determined the shooting was an act of self-defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the situation unraveled, Frankel allegedly shoved the apartment\u2019s owner, Alejandro Ortiz<\/strong>, who fell and struck his head against a refrigerator. Frankel then drew a pistol and shot Silva, who survived after being transported to the hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frankel fled but turned himself in<\/strong> on June 16, 2020, surrendering at the Sebastian County Adult Detention Center. Authorities charged him with manslaughter in Sando\u2019s death, first-degree battery with a weapon, and multiple counts of armed robbery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accidental police shooting<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

While processing the crime scene, a Fort Smith police detective accidentally discharged a firearm<\/strong>, striking another detective in the hand and chest. The injured detective was wearing a ballistic vest and suffered only minor injuries. The department placed the involved officers on administrative leave while Arkansas State Police reviewed the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outcome<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Frankel, now 30, was later convicted of manslaughter. Records show he received a 10-year sentenc<\/strong>e and is currently housed in an Arkansas Department of Corrections work-release facilit<\/strong>y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Frankel did not fire the fatal shot that killed Sando, prosecutors held him criminally responsible for orchestrating the robbery that set the deadly chain of events in motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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