The brutal assault on David Ortiz has galvanized public attention around the world. There are currently some 10 or 11 or 12 suspects, the count varies with the news outlet, most of whom are already in custody and others yet to be apprehended.
The Listin Diario says that recidivism is a key element among all of those currently in custody. The newspaper notes in bold letters that two of the suspects in the planning of the crime are now in prison in southwestern Azua for murder. Another served a five years sentence for the illegal possession of a firearm, and who was accused of killing five persons. Others have criminal records in the United States for robbery and assault.
According to Listin Diario, one of the two in the Azua prison is serving a 20-year sentence for homicide and the other is awaiting trial on the same charge. According to police sources, these were the persons who received the money involved, even though they are in jail.
Oliver Mirabal served five years, and got out of prison in 2017, although he has other issues pending with the courts. Luis Rivas Clase (a.k.a. “El Cirujano”) currently a fugitive in the case, is accused of shooting a person in Reading, Pennsylvania in 2018. According to the Berks County Sheriff’s Department, “El Cirujano” conspired with another person to kill the victim, who told police that they had previously threatened him, without giving any motive.
Rolfi Ferreiras Cruz, the person who the Police says fired the shot at Ortiz, is a fugitive from the United States where he is accused of armed robbery, possession of a firearm and resisting arrest.
The judiciary ordered a year’s preventive custody for nine of those apprehended.
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17 June 2019