El Paso Wal-Mart shooter sentenced... (1 Viewer)

[nolaspe]

I guess the original thread about this was closed, so I'll post it here...

 

[gboudx]

It's not over for him. This was the federal trial. State trial is up next.

paywalled site but crux of it is below.

U.S. Federal District Judge David C. Guaderrama announced the decision shortly before noon on Friday.

Crusius still faces state capital murder charges that could bring a death sentence. No trial date has been set.

“I want to emphasize that nothing that happens in the federal courthouse will affect what happens in the state courthouse ... We are still going to be seeking the death penalty,” said Bill Hicks, district attorney for the 34th Judicial District that includes El Paso County. Ultimately it “will be an El Paso jury to make that decision whether he gets the death penalty or life in prison,” he added.

 

[Optimus Prime]

What is the point of this agreement?

Does he have 5 million dollars?

What would have happen if he didn’t agree to these terms?
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A white Texas gunman who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019 after ranting about Hispanics taking over the government and economy has agreed to pay more than $5 million to victims of the racist attack, according to an order signed by a judge Monday.

Patrick Crusius was sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences in July after pleading guilty to federal hate crime charges following one of the nation’s worst mass killings. Court records show his attorneys and the Justice Department reached an agreement over the restitution amount, which was then approved by U.S. District Judge David Guaderrama.

There is no indication Crusius, 25, has significant assets. He was 21 years old and had dropped out of community college when police say he drove more than 700 miles from his home near Dallas to target Hispanics with an AK-style rifle inside and outside the store. Moments before the attack began, Crusius posted a racist screed online that warned of a Hispanic “invasion” of Texas.

He once worked at a movie theater, a job that his attorneys have said Crusius was forced to leave because he was having violent thoughts.

Crusius pleaded guilty in February after federal prosecutors took the death penalty off the table. But Texas prosecutors have said they will try to put Crusius on death row when he stands trial in state court. That trial date has not yet been set.

Under the agreement between the gunman and the government, Crusius will pay $5,557,005.55, according to court filings.…

Texas Walmart shooter agrees to pay more than $5M to families over 2019 racist attack

A white Texas gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in 2019 has agreed to pay more than $5 million to families of the victims.

apnews.com