Peñitas Man Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for Murder
PENITAS – A judge sentenced a Peñitas man to 50 years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend. A jury was selected on September 13, 2022 and the trial was held from September 13, 2022 to September 19, 2022. The jury reached a verdict on September 20, 2022 and Eduardo Cruz Gonzalez, 34, was found guilty […]
Weslaco Man Gets 64 Years in Prison for Murder and Drug Possession Charges
WESLACO – A jury sentenced a Weslaco man to 64 years in prison for murder and drug possession. A jury was selected on June 20, 2022, and the trial was held from June 21, 2022, to June 23, 2022. The jury reached a verdict on June 23, 2022, and found Angel Herrera, 25, guilty of all three […]
Donna Man Gets 30 Years in Prison for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
DONNA – A Donna man plead guilty and was sentenced to 30 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Institutional Division for aggravated sexual assault of a child. Daniel Vega, 46, was sentenced to 30 years for Aggravated Sexual Assault of Child, victim 10 years of age; 30 years for Aggravated Sexual Assault of Child, […]
Edinburg Man Gets Life Without Parole for Capital Murder
EDINBURG – A jury sentenced an Edinburg man to life in prison without parole for the murder of two people. A jury was selected on May 19, 2022 and testimony began on May 23, 2022. The jury reached a verdict on June 3, 2022 and found Gabriel Keith Escalante, 43, guilty of Count 1 – Capital Murder of […]
Mission Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
MISSION – A Mission man plead guilty and was sentenced to 20 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Institutional Division for aggravated sexual assault of a child. A jury was selected and seated on Friday, May 27, 2022. On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, Julio Caesar Pena, 54, entered a plea of guilty in the […]
Edinburg Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Sexual Abuse of a Child
EDINBURG – An Edinburg man was convicted of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child (1st degree felony) and was sentenced to 40 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Institutional Division. An in-person jury trial was held from March 31, 2022 – April 8, 2022 in the 370th District Court for Jorge Moreno, 43. The jury […]
Weslaco Man Sentenced to 58 years in Prison For Murder
WESLACO – A Weslaco man was sentenced to 58 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Institutional Division for first degree murder. An in-person jury trial was held from March 2-6, 2022 in the 332nd District Court for Victor Lee Alfaro, 31, who was convicted in the murder of Reynaldo Reyes, Jr. The jury […]
McAllen Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
MCALLEN – A McAllen man pled guilty to Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and was sentenced to 40 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Institutional Division. Jose Angel Ruiz Maya, 42, entered a plea of guilty on May 9, 2022 in the 370th District Court before presiding Judge Noe Gonzalez. The case was […]
Mission Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Capital Murder
MISSION – A Mission man was sentenced to life in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Institutional Division for the shooting death of his H-E-B co-worker. An in-person jury trial was held from March 15-29, 2022 in the 93rd District Court for Raul Lopez, 31, who was convicted in the murder of Mario Pulido. The jury […]
Donna Man Plead Guilty to Two Counts of Sexual Abuse of a Child
DONNA – A Donna man plead guilty two counts of sexual abuse of a child and will spend the next 15 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Institutional Division. On Wednesday, April 20, Abraham Aguilar Robledo, 43, went before the 206th District Court and entered a plea of guilty to Count One (1st […]
