State vs. Christopher Matthews
Injury to a Child Causing Serious Bodily Injury
Lead: Ward Weber
2nd Chair: Jennifer Sawyer
DA Investigator: Howard Sparks
DA Victim Advocate: Flor De La Fuente
Investigating Agency: Dallas Police Department
This case involved a 17-month-old victim. The baby suffered a skull fracture, and a subdural hemorrhage, and died as a result of a lack of oxygen to the brain. The defendant was the only adult with the child when he became unconscious and when Dallas Fire and Rescue arrived within 5 minutes of the 911 call, they could not find a pulse. The Children’s Medical Center Director of the REACH Clinic testified that a violent force caused these injuries directly before the child became unconscious.
The defendant had been sentenced to prison time for two previous Assault Family Violence Enhanced cases. In punishment, both former victims testified about the physical abuse they suffered at the hands of the defendant. Ultimately the defendant was sentenced to life in prison.
GUILTY and sentenced to LIFE in prison.
State vs. Alonzo Bell
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
Lead: Kalle Riner
2nd Chair: Robbie Pfeiffer
DA Investigator: Laura Brakfefield
DA Victim Advocate: Leslie Gutierrez
Investigating Agency: Irving Police Department
Thank you also to Investigators Joseph Mundy, Walter Clifton and Garrick Whaley.
The defendant was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child.
GUILTY and sentenced to LIFE in prison.
State vs. Wilfredo Guzman
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child under the age of 14
Lead: Taylor Willis
2nd Chair: Deborah Bankhead
DA Investigator: Ed Gibson, Raphael Vela, Walt Clifton
DA Victim Advocate: Flor De La Fuente
The defendant was convicted of sexually abusing two teenage boys over the period of about four years.
GUILTY and sentenced to 99 years in prison without the possibility of parole.
State vs. Jimmy Molina
Murder
Prosecutor: Alex Dobiyanski
DA Investigator: JD Vance
DA Paralegal: Pamela Betts
Investigating Agency: Dallas Police Department
The defendant and victim were both living on the streets at the time of the offense. The defendant engaged the victim in an altercation and used a steel pipe to bash in the victim’s skull. The defendant then dragged the victim into a drainpipe in the creek and lit his body on fire. The victim’s body was recovered days later downstream after his family had filed a missing person’s report.
During punishment, evidence of the defendant’s prior domestic violence offenses was heard including punching, strangling, and sexually assault.
GUILTY and sentenced to 60 years in prison.
State vs. David Castro
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
Lead: Amanda Boylan
2nd Chair: Brenna Buchanan
DA Investigators: Barry Maxwell
DA Victim Advocate: Leslie Gutierrez
Investigating Agency: Irving Police Department
The defendant was convicted of continuously sexually abusing a child under the age of 14.
GUILTY and sentenced to 33 years in prison.
State vs. Raul Carreon Munoz
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
Lead: Kristen vanBolden
2nd Chair: Conner Sheets
DA Investigator: Natarsha Price
DA Victim Advocate: Yvonne Macias
Investigating Agency: Dallas Police Department
The defendant was convicted of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a child.
GUILTY and sentenced to 15 years in prison and waived right to appeal.
State vs. Francisco Loredo
Intoxication Manslaughter
Injury to a Child x 2
Prosecutor: Kristin Treager
DA Investigators: Bill Martinez & Ron Cathcart
DA Paralegal: Maria Cantrell
Investigating Agency: Dallas Police Department
On March 6, 2021, at about 12:25 am, victim Jose Amezquita was driving home alone, traveling northwest on Joaquin Dr. through the intersection of Ferguson Rd. The defendant, Francisco Loredo, was driving with an adult passenger and three minor children in his vehicle. Crash Data Retrieval showed the defendant was speeding over the limit, 73 mph in a 40 mph zone, with 100% throttle input when he disregarded a red signal light and collided with the driver side of the victim’s vehicle. Mr. Amezquita died from his injuries at the scene of the crash. After smelling a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from the defendant’s mouth, police initiated a DWI investigation. Toxicology analysis revealed that the defendant had alcohol and active THC in his system. When the defendant’s vehicle was impounded, it was discovered that the defendant had an open bottle of brandy on the floorboard and there were no child passenger safety seats in the vehicle.
Mr. Amezquita’s family was in attendance for the plea hearing, including the victim’s son via virtual link as he is currently serving in the US Navy.
GUILTY plea and sentenced to 15 years in prison with a deadly weapon finding.
