Deleon was originally supposed to appear in court on Monday, but his defense attorney told the court that he was in an accident on the way to the courthouse.
A judge revoked Deleon’s bond and put a warrant out for his arrest. He later surrendered and was taken into custody.
During his rescheduled court appearance on Tuesday, the family of Alvarez was in attendance and attacked Deleon after he pled guilty and confessed to the crime. FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Roku and Google Android TV!The family of Diamond Alvarez attacked murder suspect, Frank DeLeon Jr., during his court appearance to plead guilty to shooting the 16-year-old Alvarez 22 times in the back in 2022.All the news you need to know, every day
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