DENTON — An Argyle woman was sentenced to 18 years in prison Tuesday for her role in the 2009 robbing of a taxi driver whose body was set on fire near Alliance Airport.
On Monday, a Denton County jury convicted Mariesha Ohlfs, 34, of helping her two co-defendants rob Hooshang Vatanpour, a 56-year-old former Iranian air force helicopter pilot.Ohlfs' boyfriend, Noah Whitehead, and William Stephens were convicted of capital murder. Ohlfs helped plan the robbery and brought the men two gallons of gasoline, which they used to set Vatanpour's body on fire, testimony showed.The men got about $200 and some credit cards from Vatanpour. Vatanpour moved his family to Texas to escape religious persecution for his practice of the Baha'i faith.On July 2, 2009, Vatanpour picked up Stephens and Whitehead near a Dallas bus station and agreed to take them to Wichita Falls. Near Alliance Airport, Vatanpour's throat was cut, he was stabbed seven times and his body was set on fire, investigators testified.Have more to add? News tip? Tell us
