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SANTA FE, N.M. — A woman who shot and killed the boyfriend she intended to marry was sentenced to 18 months probation in state District Court in Santa Fe this morning. Meagan Sayre shot Oron “Rocky” Giese in March after a night of drinking when he argued with a friend at their home on N.M. 14 south of Santa Fe.

Sayre on Wednesday changed her plea from guilty to no contest to a charge of involuntary manslaughter, a fourth degree felony, during the hearing. Judge T. Glenn Ellington gave Sayre a conditional discharge meaning the conviction will not go down on her record if she successfully completes probation. Sayre will pay restitution to the victim’s family, be on electronic monitoring and perform 500 hours of community service in Arizona, where she is moving to.

Ellington explained the no contest plea was not an admission of guilt but meant the prosecution could reasonably convince a jury of Sayre’s guilt.

Sayre, 23, shot Giese, 29, in the early morning of March 22 after they and another man, Richard Garcia, were drinking from Friday night into Saturday morning and an argument broke out, according to court documents. The documents stated that Giese alleged Garcia was trying to “hit on” or “get with” his girlfriend, Sayre.

According to the documents, the prolonged argument led to a fight between the two men and when Sayre tried several times to intervene, she was “verbally abused and physically battered” by Giese.

The two men continued drinking and second fight erupted and Garcia saw Sayre come out of a bedroom, move to Giese’s back and extend her arm before he heard a loud “pop.” Sayre then “dropped to her knees next to Giese, screaming ‘I’m sorry.'”

She told investigators that Giese had obtained a handgun and was walking toward a second bedroom she was preparing for Garcia when she grappled the gun away from him before the shooting.

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