{"id":8665,"date":"2018-06-15T16:21:31","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T16:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=8665"},"modified":"2018-06-15T16:21:31","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T16:21:31","slug":"sandoval-sentenced-to-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=8665","title":{"rendered":"Sandoval Sentenced to Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gustavo Tijerina Sandoval sits between Alfredo Padilla (right) and a translator during Monday\u2019s capital murder trial.<\/p><\/div>\n

Mexican national found guility of killing Border Patrol Agent from La Feria<\/h3>\n

by Tony Vindell\/LFN<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

A Mexican national charged with killing an off-duty Border Patrol agent from La Feria was found guilty on a count of capital murder and a second count of attempted murder.<\/p>\n

A jury issued its verdict against Gustavo Tijerina Sandoval on Wednesday, May 30 in the 197th State District Court in Brownsville two weeks after the capital murder trial got under way.<\/p>\n

Javier Vega Jr., his father and their wives and three youngsters were fishing on Aug 3, 2014 when Tijerina Sandoval and a second man, Ismael Hernandez Vallejo, showed up along a canal about 3 miles east of FM 1420 near the small community of Santa Monica in eastern Willacy County.<\/p>\n

Among the witnesses Vega\u2019s father and a son who described the day Vega Jr. was gunned down as the two families spending a day fishing on one of their favorites spots in a remote area south of the levee off the farm to market road.<\/p>\n

The Vegas live in La Feria.<\/p>\n

Tijerina and Hernandez were charged with capital murder of a peace officer, attempted capital murder, four counts of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and tampering with evidence.<\/p>\n

Tijerina, who faced a count of capital murder and another for attempted murder, is believed to be the man who pulled the trigger on Vega and also hit Vega\u2019s father in the hip.<\/p>\n

Tijerina was defended by Alfredo Padilla and Nat Perez.<\/p>\n

The capital murder trial was held in Judge Migdalia Lopez courtroom and lasted two weeks.<\/p>\n

Although the case happened in Willacy County where Lopez has jurisdiction, she filed a change of venue to Cameron County because of so much media coverage.<\/p>\n

Hernandez Vallejo\u2019 trial is pending and is scheduled to be held in a state district court in Edinburg.<\/p>\n

Witnesses were called by the prosecution led by Tom Cloudt with the Attorney General\u2019s Office in Austin and Chuck Mattingly with the Willacy County District\u2019s Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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