The Brief
- Ray Espinosa was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison for a fatal 2023 shooting that occurred during a planned drug deal robbery.
- Espinosa also received a concurrent 20-year sentence for three counts of aggravated robbery related to the January 2023 confrontation.
- Prosecutors stated Espinosa opened fire, killing passenger Jonathan Heredia, after another person in the vehicle attempted to defend themselves.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – A man was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison for a 2023 drug deal robbery that resulted in a fatal shooting, prosecutors announced.
Prison sentence
Ray Espinosa was sentenced in the 227th District Court by Judge Christine Del Prado, according to the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Office. Espinosa also received a 20-year sentence on three counts of aggravated robbery, which will run concurrently.
The backstory:
The charges stem from a January 2023 incident in which authorities said Espinosa arranged to meet a group of individuals for a drug deal with the intention of robbing them. At the time, Espinosa was 17 years old.…