June 30, 2010
Mexican Immigrant faces Capital Murder

Gabriel Alvarez Briones received capital murder charges and will face the maximum penalty.

LAREDO, Tx.- An undocumented Mexican, resident of Zapata, received formal charges of capital murder, accused of murdering a 6 month old child.

Gabriel Alvarez Briones, 34, who resides on 601 A Ramireño in Zapata, received accusations from a Zapata gran jury, after finding sufficient criminal evidence against him.

Alvarez remains behind bars in the Zapata County, without bail as he awaits legal procedures. District Attorney, Isidro Alaniz, stated that the incident was registeres on February 29th of this year, at Alvarez's home, where the boy, Carlos Eduardo González lived with his mother, Celia González, whose husband is the subjects family member.

Family members of the child transported the boy to the Laredo Medical Center, on the day of the incident, after being struck in the head several times by the assailant.

The subject informed he was upset because the child would not stop crying.

The child was then transported to San Antonio where he died on March 30th.

The case will br processed at the 49th District Court, with Judge Joe López and DA Alaniz.

http://www.laredosun.us/notas.asp?id=8501