A courtroom brawl broke out in Texas Tuesday between the household of a 16-year-old Texas lady who was shot within the again 22 instances and the homicide suspect who was accepting a plea deal.
Frank DeLeon Jr. was showing in court docket in Houston to plead responsible within the case of the 2022 deadly taking pictures of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend, Diamond Alvarez.
The battle erupted after Alvarez’s mom, Anna Machado, known as DeLeon a “monster” throughout her sufferer influence assertion, FOX26 Houston reported.
Video from the courtroom obtained by the native station exhibits Machado leaving the stand and strolling towards DeLeon when a bailiff restrains her.
One other member of the family is then seen charging at DeLeon and throwing a flurry of punches, and each males find yourself on the bottom. Machado’s mom and DeLeon’s mom had been additionally concerned in a scuffle. Court security intervened and separated the households.
Machado later addressed the brawl, telling reporters that DeLeon had laughed in her face and that her daughter’s life was not a joke, KHOU-TV reported.
“He is a monster in my eyes. That may by no means change,” Machado stated. “Did he look remorseful in any respect? No. He was laughing at my face … it is a joke. A life isn’t a joke. My daughter’s not a joke.”
Machado additionally apologized for the incident.
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“That was incorrect of me. That was incorrect of us as a result of we’re not monsters,” she stated. “However it’s a lot hate as a result of I need my daughter again. And what he did was horrible. No matter occurred, that was incorrect of us, and I apologize for that. I apologize to the decide and I apologize to them.”
Alvarez was killed in January 2022 after studying DeLeon was having a romantic relationship with one other lady and agreeing to satisfy him at a park within the 5100 block of Markwood Lane close to her house, based on police. The teenager was strolling her canine when she was killed.
DeLeon will return to court docket Thursday for sentencing. As a part of his plea deal, DeLeon must serve half of his 45-year sentence earlier than being eligible for parole.