Man convicted of first-degree murder at Midvale wedding

MIDVALE, Utah (ABC4) — A 23-year-old man has been found guilty of the 2021 murder of Oscar Avila Jr. at a Midvale wedding, according to the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office.

A Third District Court jury found Guillermo William Herrera, 23, guilty of first-degree felony murder on Friday, Aug. 23, for the death of Oscar Avila Jr.

On Nov. 6, 2021, Herrera and two others, Daniel Brando Garcia and Troy Latorio Kajiyama — all associates of the Dogtown gang — crashed a wedding celebration in Midvale. Friends and family in attendance confronted Herrera and the two others, asking them to leave…

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