Almost three years after 20-year-old Jordin Miranda Castillo died after being shot inside her Glendale apartment, a Maricopa County jury found her ex-boyfriend guilty of killing her.
The verdict against Rueben Xavier Rocha, now 25, was delivered Monday with Castillo’s family in the courtroom. Rocha was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder and eight additional charges connected to the June 4, 2023, shooting.
Castillo’s aunt, Mercedes Castillo, said the verdict brings some relief but cannot undo the loss of a young mother whose daughter is now 5 years old…