Press Release by the Medina County District Attorney’s Office–A Hondo teen has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for the shooting death of his biological father in October 2023 on Avenue D. in Hondo. 17-year-old Christian Hernandez, who was 16 at the time of the shooting, was sentenced after a week-long jury trial for charges of Murder and Tampering with Evidence.
Due to Hernandez’ age at the time of the shooting, the matter was originally set in the Juvenile Court. After a day-long hearing last summer, however, the Juvenile Court determined that Hernandez should be tried as an adult and ordered transfer of the case to the 454th District Court, where it ultimately went to trial.
During testimony, investigators described a young man with a deep familiarity with gun showing the jury numerous images and videos of Hernandez, and other young men, with handguns and high capacity magazines. Hernandez claimed………
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