A teenaged Honduras native marked his 17th birthday on Dec. 15 by pleading guilty to firearm use and the first-degree murder of 20-year-old Celvin Olivares-Portillo before Baltimore CIty Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong.
A Spanish language interpreter was present at the hearing to translate for 17-year-old defendant Jessiel Zuniga Martinez, who admitted in court he has only resided in the United States for about three years.
Martinez initially faced six other charges, including a second count of first-degree murder, reckless endangerment, and four firearm violations for his involvement in Olivares-Portillo’s death on Feb. 23…