{"id":52139,"date":"2023-02-08T18:43:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T02:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=52139"},"modified":"2023-02-08T18:43:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T02:43:13","slug":"a-self-described-white-nationalist-who-killed-23-people-in-el-paso-in-2019-pleaded-guilty-to-90-federal-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=52139","title":{"rendered":"A Self-Described White Nationalist Who Killed 23 People in El Paso in 2019 Pleaded Guilty to 90 Federal Crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"A Texas man who carried out the mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 3, 2019, killing 23 people and injuring 22 more, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to a 90-count indictment, <\/span><\/p>\n

This indicted included 45 counts of violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act and 45 counts of using a firearm during and in relation to crimes of violence.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pursuant to the plea agreement, the defendant, Patrick Wood Crusius, 24, has agreed to accept 90 consecutive life sentences, one for each count in the indictment. <\/span><\/p>\n

The guilty plea included 23 counts for hate crime acts that resulted in the deaths of Andre Anchondo, Jordan Anchondo, Arturo Benavides, Jorge Calvillo Garcia, Guillermo Garcia, Leonardo Campos, Angelina Englisbee, Maria Flores, Raul Flores, Adolfo Cerros Hernandez, Alexander Hoffmann, David Johnson, Luis Alfonso Juarez, Maria Legarreta Rothe, Maribel Loya Hernandez, Ivan Filiberto Manzano, Gloria Irma Marquez, Elsa Mendoza Marquez, Margie Reckard, Sara Regalado Monreal, Javier Amir Rodriguez, Teresa Sanchez, and Juan Velasquez.<\/span><\/p>\n

The plea also included 22 hate crime acts that caused bodily injury and involved attempts to kill 22 people injured in the shooting. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Patrick Wood Crusius, 24<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In addition to the hate crimes, the defendant pleaded guilty to 45 firearms violations, 23 counts of using a firearm in a federal crime of violence resulting in death, and 22 counts of using a firearm in a federal crime of violence.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cToday, the Justice Department secured the guilty plea of Patrick Wood Crusius, a self-described white nationalist, for federal hate crime and firearms offenses in connection with the deadly mass shooting targeting people perceived to be Hispanic immigrants at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, in 2019,\u201d said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. \u201cNothing can undo the immeasurable loss suffered by the loved ones of the victims of that attack or the terror inflicted on the El Paso community in its wake. Today\u2019s action makes clear that the Justice Department will not tolerate hate-fueled violence that endangers the safety of our communities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n