He used the $ 5 million they gave him as compensation for his son’s death to buy guns for his other son
Recently, a woman of Hispanic origin named Christina López was arrested by the police of the city of Madera, in California, after being singled out having armed the gang to which one of his sons belongs, using a large part of the $ 5 million that they gave him as compensation for the death of another of his sons.
As reported by the ABC30 channel, López, 42, He received this amount of money in April of last year after officers murdered his 16-year-old son in 2017 named Isiah Murrietta-Golding while fleeing arrest.
According to Lisa Smittcamp, the Fresno County district attorney handling the case, the mother would have given a large part of that money to her 14-year-old son to buy weapons and distribute them to all members of the gang to which he belongs.
What’s more, López was one of 14 people arrested in an investigation into a criminal group, whose members were allegedly involved in a fatal shooting, which took place in July this year.
Now, the woman will face 22 legal charges against her, which include conspiracy to deliver firearms to a minor for the benefit of a street gang and put him in danger. The defendant remains in jail and is expected to appear in court for the first time next Tuesday.
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