Man sentenced to 75 years after killing teen during coffee

Texas man gets 75-year prison term for shooting teen who was having morning coffee with mother.

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Man sentenced to 75 years after killing teen during coffee

Texas man gets 75-year prison term for shooting teen who was having morning coffee with mother.

In brief

Texas man gets 75-year prison term for shooting teen who was having morning coffee with mother. Nathan Martinez, 22, was sentenced to 75 years in prison for murdering 17-year-old Julian Junior Robledo during a drive-by shooting in San Antonio, Texas. Originally reported by Law & Crime.

Conviction

Nathan Martinez, 22, was convicted by a jury in Bexar County on one count of murder for shooting 17-year-old Julian Junior Robledo.

“I was having my morning coffee”

Sentence

Judge Stephanie Boyd sentenced Martinez to 75 years in prison, which runs concurrently with his previous 75-year sentence.

Incident

The shooting occurred around 9 a.m. on August 15, 2023, when Robledo was sitting outside with his mother and 1-month-old child.

Victim's account

Robledo's mother said she saw a car fire shots at her son twice before he was killed.

“I saw a car come by twice. The second time, it fired shots at us”

Weapon details

Martinez used a modified 9 mm firearm with a 'Glock switch' that illegally converted it to fully automatic.

Prior convictions

Martinez had previously been sentenced to 75 years for murdering two men during a Father's Day barbecue.

Victim's death

Robledo died two days after being rushed to the hospital, nine years after his father's death.

Text messages

Law enforcement found text messages showing hostility between Martinez and Robledo.

Shooter's bragging

Martinez bragged online about 'taking down' someone with the modified firearm.

Arrest

Martinez was arrested in October 2023 after trying to discard the weapon.

Prior shooting

The same gun was used in an earlier drive-by shooting that killed two men.

Consequence

Martinez will spend over 75 years in prison for the murders, which run concurrently.

The bottom line

Nathan Martinez, 22, was sentenced to 75 years in prison for murdering 17-year-old Julian Junior Robledo during a drive-by shooting in San Antonio, Texas.

Read the original on Law & Crime

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