Three suspects arraigned in beheading case
Three suspects arraigned in beheading case
Posted: Wednesday, February 3, 2016 9:56 pm
By Frank Garza Staff Writer
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Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald
Former U.S. Border Patrol agent Joel Luna, left, walks with his attorney Carlos A. Garcia at the 107th State District Court in Brownsville after being indicted on capital murder and other charges in the death of a decapitated man found in the Laguna Madre.
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Three of the five men accused of the murder and decapitation of Honduran native Jose Francisco “Franklin” Rodriguez Palacios Paz were arraigned in the 107th state District Court on Wednesday afternoon in Brownsville.
Joel Luna Rodriguez, Eduardo Luna Rodriguez, and Aaron Rodriguez Medellin pleaded not guilty to charges of capital murder, murder, and two counts of engaging in criminal activity before state District Judge Benjamin Euresti Jr.
“We were here present for arraignment so that way the accusation is presented to the client. (Joel Luna) is confident to plead to the indictment not guilty,” said Carlos A. Garcia, Luna’s lawyer.
Nestor Manuel Leal Cedillo and Fernando Luna Rodriguez waived their arraignment. The suspects remain jailed under a $500,000 cash surety bond.
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http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_23208ec4-caf3-11e5-951d-1fb3f173e256.html
