Man Sentenced to Prison for Murdering Taxi Cab Driver

John Orris

A man who pleaded guilty to murdering a cab driver in Reno in 2014 was sentenced to prison on Friday.

    

29-year-old John Orris was sentenced to up to 50 years in prison for murder along with up to an additional 20 years for a deadly weapon enhancement.

    

Orris shot and killed 55-year-old Sami Amin in November of 2014. The driver was found alone in his cab on Wheeler Avenue in Reno.

Orris will be eligible for parole in 28 years.