The Johnson County District Attorney’s Office announced that 43-year-old Jorge Delatorre has been sentenced to multiple prison terms totaling 15 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice following a shocking case that involved both domestic violence and animal cruelty.
Delatorre was convicted of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Assault Family Member by Impeding Breath/Circulation, and two counts of Abandoning or Endangering a Child. The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Christy May and Matthew Staton.
A violent confrontation
According to court records, on August 12, 2024, Johnson County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a home in the 4600 block of County Road 806 after Delatorre’s wife called 911. She told dispatchers that her husband was armed and trying to kill her. Deputies arrived to find the woman hiding in tall grass near the property with her young son. Two of her other children were still inside the home with Delatorre at the time.
When deputies were able to safely remove the children, they learned disturbing details about what had occurred before the call for help.
The argument and killing of the horse
Earlier that day, the wife and her children had returned home from shopping. One of the children told deputies they had discussed moving out due to ongoing family conflict. When Delatorre overheard the conversation, he reportedly became enraged and began threatening his wife and children, telling them that if they tried to leave, he would kill them all…