The Harris County District Attorney’s Office mentioned it solely took 23 minutes for jurors to convict Josue Leal for capital homicide.
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — It took simply 23 minutes for jurors to convict a person of capital homicide for beating an Army veteran to demise, mentioned Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg.
Josue Angel Leal, 26, was convicted for the homicide of Kevin A. Bartlett, a Good Samaritan who opened his dwelling to Leal for a couple of weeks.
Bartlett, who served within the First Gulf War and was a fight engineer assigned to the first Armored Division, VII Corps, Army, steadily housed homeless individuals who wanted a spot to remain.
The district attorney’s office mentioned Leal had lived at Bartelt’s dwelling on and off for a couple of weeks earlier than Leal brutally attacked him in December 2015.
Leal was ultimately caught by deputies driving Bartlett’s automobile and the sneakers he had on matched the patterned accidents left on Bartlett’s head and physique from being kicked so viciously, the district lawyer’s office revealed.
Prosecutors mentioned Leal was on parole on the time of the assault and had not too long ago been launched from jail after a four-year sentence for housebreaking.
Evidence offered at Leal’s five-day trial confirmed that after Leal murdered Bartelt, he used Bartelt’s bank card to purchase Whataburger and a gaming console.
“This vicious predator should never again step foot…
