STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Miami man was sentenced to three years in prison for the death of a Fort Bragg, N.C. soldier after a fight outside a Steamboat Springs bar.

Eduardo Capote was sentenced Friday in Routt County District Court after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in April. Prosecutors say Capote punched 37-year-old Sgt. 1st Class Richard Lopez outside a downtown Steamboat Springs bar on January 2009. Lopez fell and hit his head on the pavement and died days later.

Authorities say the fight happened because of an argument over a jukebox song.

Capote was on trial in February and was acquitted of third-degree assault. Jurors were deadlocked on more serious assault charges.

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