Astrid Galvan, Associated Press 3:03 p.m. MST September 28, 2015

TUCSON — Prosecutors trying two men in the 2010 killing of U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry have rested their case.

A retired FBI agent testified earlier Monday that Jesus Leonel Sanchez-Meza, also known as Lionel Portillo-Meza, and Ivan Soto-Barraza, had confessed to being among armed thieves who planned on robbing marijuana smugglers.

Prosecutors say the men encountered a team of Border Patrol agents in the southern Arizona desert, and a gunfight ensured. Terry was killed.

Defense attorney Ramiro Flores has said the defendants did not initiate the firefight.

Terry’s death exposed a botched federal gun sting that allowed criminals to buy weapons with the intention of tracking them. The government lost track of the guns, and two were found at the gunfight location.

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