Juan David Ortiz faces life in prison without parole because prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty. He's accused of killing four women and leaving them along rural Laredo-area roads.
SAN ANTONIO — The capital murder trial began Monday of a former U.S. Border Patrol agent who confessed to What You Need To Know
At the time of his arrest, Ortiz, a Navy veteran, was a Border Patrol intel supervisor. He was arrested in Laredo on Sept. 15, 2018, after Erika Pena escaped from him and asked a state trooper for help. Ortiz pleaded not guilty Monday to capital murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, unlawful restraint and evading arrest.
Ortiz is standing trial in San Antonio, in Bexar County, following a defense request to move the trial from Webb County due to extensive media coverage. Melissa Ramirez, 29, was killed on Sept. 3, 2018, and 42-year-old Claudine Luera was killed on Sept. 13, 2018.
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