Thread: Mexico Sentences Teenage Killer to 3 years in Prison

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A court in Mexico on Tuesday sentenced a 14-year-old U.S. citizen and drug gang hitman to three years in a juvenile prison for murder, kidnapping and trafficking cocaine.

Edgar Jimenez, known as "El Ponchis," worked for the South Pacific drug cartel in Morelos state outside Mexico City until his capture by Mexican soldiers in December, when he attempted to travel to the United States.

The attorney general's office in Morelos said a local juvenile court had found the minor guilty of four crimes including killing four people whose mutilated bodies were found hanging from a bridge not far from Mexico City last August.

An army statement in December said Jimenez had admitted killing at least seven people under the influence of drugs provided by the cartel's leader.

Minors have increasingly been drawn into the Mexican government's conflict with drug gangs, which has claimed around 40,000 lives in 4 1/2 years.

Mexicans have become used to hearing about death in recent years, but Jimenez's youth and the brutal nature of his crimes caused shock when the reports surfaced last year.

It is not clear what his nickname refers to.
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I could tell you, but I'm certain the language will not be tolerated here.

I recall that the trial was being held as a dog and pony show. Typical Mexican Theater. He was transported to the courthouse compound in a military convoy.

Being that he was a minor, the public was prohibited from entering the courtroom. It took place in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Only the judge, defense and prosecution attorneys, family members, and a human rights observer are allowed entry.

Nicknamed “El Ponchisâ€

[quote="fretsward"] It is not clear what his nickname refers to.

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I could tell you, but I'm certain the language will not be tolerated here.
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[b]Nicknamed “El Ponchisâ€

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Only three years in prison for ...

"The attorney general's office in Morelos said a local juvenile court had found the minor guilty of four crimes including killing four people whose mutilated bodies were found hanging from a bridge not far from Mexico City last August. "

???

You gotta be kidding me.

W

Originally Posted by ALIPAC

Only three years in prison for ...

"The attorney general's office in Morelos said a local juvenile court had found the minor guilty of four crimes including killing four people whose mutilated bodies were found hanging from a bridge not far from Mexico City last August. "

???

You gotta be kidding me.

W

Mexican law currently only allows a juvenile to be held until they are 18.
Then they will deport him to the U.S., where he faces no charges.

I'll chip in to help buy him a plane ticket to anyplace he wants to go,
other than CA.