Thread: 2 get life terms in killing of Border Patrolman Brian Terry

2 get life terms in killing of Border Patrolman Brian Terry

Brian A. Terry

39 minutes ago • The Associated Press

2 men found guilty of murder in border agent's death


Tearful sister of slain agent Brian Terry thanks the Tucson jury. Read more


Two men convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of a Border Patrol agent whose death brought to light a bungled federal gun-tracking operation have been sentenced to life in prison.

Jesus Leonel Sanchez-Meza and Ivan Soto-Barraza also were sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Tucson, Arizona, to additional prison time for other convictions tied to the case. Those sentences will run concurrently with the life terms.

The December 2010 killing of Brian Terry exposed the Fast and Furious operation in which federal agents allowed criminals to buy guns with the intention of tracking them. But the agency lost most of the guns, including two found at the scene of Terry's death.

Authorities say Sanchez-Meza and Soto-Barraza were part of a crew planning to rob drug smugglers when they encountered border agents and got into a shootout.

http://tucson.com/news/local/crime-a...6caa12c22.html

Two men convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of a Border Patrol agent whose death brought to light a bungled federal gun-tracking operation have been sentenced to life in prison.

Justice. Thank you Jury.

So the 2 convicted men get life. And the officer gets death. I'm proud that the jury did the right thing, but I am appalled that those criminals were here in the 1st place. The article doesn't specifically mention their citizenship status, but I'd bet even if they were citizens, it was through amnesty and not the proper channels of our Naturalization Laws. Which, by the way, demands that those seeking citizen ship have "good moral character".

NO MORE AMNESTY! STOP THE INVASION WITH MASS DEPORTATION-AND A WALL!