For the first time in the capital murder trial of an ex-Border Patrol agent, Juan David Ortiz showed some emotion in court.
On Tuesday, Ortiz started to break down and cry when a phone call he made while incarcerated in the Webb County Jail to his wife was heard in court.
Ortiz is heard talking with his wife and children, and that’s when he put his head down and began to cry. A bailiff could be seen handing the defendant a tissue.Here's a condensed version of what went down on Day 7 of the Juan David Ortiz trial. She added, “I would never say anything negative about you,” and “we’re on the same page … regardless of your situation.”
Ortiz told his wife how he was going to ask his lawyers to suppress the video of his confession, but that was played in court last week.
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