Accused El Paso Shooter Pleads Not Guilty

By Tom Knighton

The El Paso shooting looked like a slam dunk from a prosecutorial standpoint. You have the shooter in video of him walking into that Walmart and opening fire, the start of a rampage that would leave 22 people dead. You’ve got the manifesto that describes his motivation in detail. Since it was left online, you’ve got the digital fingerprints to link the shooter with the manifesto. The alleged shooter is reported to have confessed to targeting Mexicans with his attack, which kind of implies he’s guilty from the start. With all that evidence, there’s no way this would go to trial.

However, it is.

You see, the accused shooter has opted to plead “not guilty” in the deadly August 3rd shooting.

The Texas man accused of deliberately targeting Mexicans in a shooting spree that killed 22 people at an El Paso Walmart store pleaded not guilty on Thursday in his first court appearance.

[The accused], was indicted last month for capital murder and will face the death penalty if he is convicted, the El Paso County District Attorney Jaime Esparza said.

Another 26 people were wounded during the shooting.

[He] strolled into the courtroom trailing his two lawyers. Dressed in a navy sports …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms