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Criminal justice updates: Sentencings and violent crimes across the Americas
Various criminal justice developments have been reported across Latin America and the United States. In the Dominican Republic, Aris Manuel Vásquez Encarnación was sentenced to 10 years and Félix Eduardo Fernández García to 20 years for sexual assaults against minors.
In the United States, a federal judge in Colorado sentenced three Venezuelan citizens—Darwin Veliz-González, Jefferson Balza-Delfín, and Yender Enrique Campos-Malavé—to 20 years in prison for the kidnapping, torture, and mutilation of a former Venezuelan police officer in Denver. Authorities linked the crime to the transnational criminal organization Tren de Aragua.
In Mexico, two men received 46 years and five months in prison for the murder of journalist Marco Aurelio Ramírez Hernández in Tehuacán. Additionally, in Tijuana, two individuals were sentenced to 29 years for firing weapons at a Federal Attorney General (FGR) building.
In Paraguay, José Nicolás Valladares Pérez was sentenced to 45 years for the murder of an 86-year-old man in Antiguo Cuscatlán, an attack that included a fraudulent kidnapping attempt. In Argentina, several violent incidents were reported, including a fatal shooting in Mar del Plata and a case in Córdoba where a man was sentenced for the death of a teenager caused by his dogs.
Entities
Alcides de Jesús Villasboa Peralta · Aris Manuel Vásquez Encarnación · Bariloche · Ciénaga de Oro · Darwin Veliz-Gonzalez · Fiscalía General de la Nación · Félix Eduardo Fernández García · Jefferson Balza-Delfin · Juan M. Clemente A. · Medellín · Ministry of Public Prosecution · Policía Nacional
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Two men, aged 29 and 38, were arrested in Córdoba for alleged sexual violence against two minors.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The sexual violence incidents in Ciénaga de Oro allegedly occurred between 2023 and 2025.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] An 18-year-old was arrested in Medellín for three armed robberies committed in September.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] A 27-year-old woman was killed by a gunshot to the neck in the Las Heras neighborhood.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] A domestic dispute occurred between a man in his thirties and the victim before the shooting.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Authorities seized two firearms at the scene of the crime in Las Heras.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Police apprehended a 38-year-old man following the shooting in Las Heras.