Alejandro and Christian Trevino and their buddy Juan Eduardo Melendez allegedly pummeled their stepfather to dying after he was accused of sexually abusing their sister.
Hidalgo County Court docket Data
Greater than 230,000 individuals have signed a petition calling for the discharge of two Texas brothers and a buddy, who had been arrested for allegedly pummeling their stepfather to dying after he was accused of sexually abusing their sister.
Alejandro Trevino, 18, and Christian Trevino, 17, turned “enraged” after studying of the allegations towards their stepdad, Gabriel Quintanilla, 42, and confronted him final week at his dwelling in Pharr, officers stated.
Quintanilla, who had an arrest warrant for sexually abusing one other little one, was accused of inappropriately touching his 9-year-old daughter.
The brothers fought with Quintanilla at a trailer park — and all three left earlier than one other bodily dispute broke out in a close-by condominium advanced.
Juan Eduardo Melendez, an 18-year-old pal of the Trevinos, joined in on the second struggle, authorities stated.
The three teenagers then left the condominium advanced — solely to return a short while later to search out Quintanilla, injured and strolling alone on the highway. He was then overwhelmed to a pulp with brass knuckles, police stated.
Melendez and Christian Trevino had been charged with capital homicide and aggravated assault. Alejandro was charged with aggravated assault and fascinating in organized prison exercise.
“The three youngsters are presently in custody and have their bonds set at over 1 million dollars every. If convicted of capital homicide, they face a minimal sentence of life imprisonment with out parole,” in line with a web based petition.
“We ask that the state of Texas to launch these youngsters, who might presumably spend the remainder of their life in jail for safeguarding their sister,” it provides.
As of Friday morning, virtually 232,000 individuals signed the petition.
A second, comparable petition has greater than 30,000 signatures, in line with KWTX.
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