A 34-year-old man with a previous felony conviction pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced to 22 years in prison for the gang-related fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man near the entrance of an Anaheim hotel 5 1/2 years ago.

Richard Perez Arteaga pleaded guilty to murder, possession of a gun by a felon, participating in gang activity and assault with a semiautomatic firearm. He admitted a sentencing enhancement for gang activity and discharge of a gun causing death.

Co-defendant Danny Rey Quintana, 29, was sentenced March 6 to 11 years in prison, or time already served, for his part in the killing. He pleaded guilty Jan. 22 to participating in gang activity and assault with a deadly weapon with a sentencing enhancement for gang activity. As part of the plea deal, a count of murder with a special-circumstances allegation of gang activity was dismissed.

Orange County Superior Court Judge Gary Paer sentenced Arteaga to 50 years to life in prison, but stayed that in lieu of the 22 years.

The two were convicted in the Sept. 5, 2020, killing of 20-year-old Rodolfo Alfredo Miranda of Anaheim.

Miranda was fatally shot about 1:30 p.m. at the Candlewood Suites at 1733 S. Anaheim Blvd., between Disney Way and Katella Avenue, police said.

Police found Miranda near the hotel’s entrance suffering from a gunshot wound, police said. He was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The two defendants have a record of gang-related crimes.

Arteaga pleaded guilty in August 2017 to possession of a firearm by a felon with a sentencing enhancement for gang activity. He also admitted a misdemeanor count of street terrorism. He was also convicted of attempted murder in February 2015, according to the criminal complaint.

Quintana pleaded guilty in April 2019 to assault with a firearm with sentencing enhancements for gang activity and the personal use of a gun. He also pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of criminal threats, exhibiting a gun at a day care center and vandalism, according to court records.

Quintana was out on bail at the time of the fatal shooting for gang-related vandalism, a felony, and misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, according to court records.