San Antonio man sentenced to prison for killing mother in road rage shooting

A man was sentenced to prison for fatally shooting a woman in the head during a road rage encounter.

Nicholas Hernandez, 25, was sentenced to 35 years in prison — the maximum punishment under his plea deal.

State District Court Judge Kristina Escalona — who’d convicted Hernandez — on Friday sentenced him for the murder of Julie Marie Butcher. The 31-year-old was found shot in the head inside her crashed vehicle in November 2024…

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