Juan Martin Garcia
Juan Martin Garcia | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 18, 1980 Harris County, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | October 6, 2015 (aged 35) Huntsville Unit, Huntsville, Texas, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction(s) | Capital murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death (June 21, 2000) |
| Details | |
| Victims | Hugo Solano, 36 |
| Date | September 17, 1998 |
Juan Martín García (February 18, 1980[1] – October 6, 2015) was a Texas man who was executed for capital murder.[2]
On September 17, 1998,[1] Garcia attempted to rob Hugo Solano, a 36-year old Christian missionary from Guadalajara, Mexico who had moved to Houston to provide a U.S. education for his children. Garcia, a U.S. citizen,[3] was of Salvadoran descent,[4] and his native county was Harris County.[1] Garcia, a gang member, had a history of criminal activity involving assault, making a "terroristic threat" towards a teacher, theft, and trespassing.[5]
Garcia, with three other men, did the robbery attempt at an apartment complex at the 17000 block of Cali in unincorporated Harris County.[6] He shot Solano three times after Solano refused to give him his wallet and received $8. García said that he shot Solano out of panic.[5]
Garcia, Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ)#999360, arrived on death row on June 21, 2000.[1] While on death row he was in Polunsky Unit. He was executed at Huntsville Unit,[7] on October 6, 2015. Garcia apologized to Ana Solano, Garcia's widow, and her daughter before he was executed.[5] He was the 11th death row prisoner to be executed in Texas in 2015.[8]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Garcia, Juan Martin." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on February 20, 2016.
- ^ "Last Statement Juan Garcia #999360." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on February 20, 2016.
- ^ "Citizenship of Offenders on Death Row." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. October 11, 2011. Retrieved on February 20, 2016. "(Any death row offender not listed here is an American Citizen)" - Since Garcia, alive at the time, was not listed here, he was a U.S. citizen
- ^ "Texas ejecuta a salvadoreño por el asesinato de un misionero mexicano." La Prensa Grafica. October 8, 2015. Retrieved on February 20, 2016.
- ^ a b c Miller, Michael E. "With his last words, a killer apologized to his victim’s widow. Could she forgive him?" Washington Post. October 7, 2015. Retrieved on February 20, 2016.
- ^ "Houston man executed in 1998 robbery, slaying of missionary." Tuesday October 6, 2015. Retrieved on February 20, 2016.
- ^ "Death row facts." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on February 20, 2016.
- ^ Sonawane, Vishakha. "Texas Executes Juan Martin Garcia For Killing Christian Missionary Hugo Solano In $8 Robbery." International Business Tribune. October 7, 2015. Retrieved on February 20, 2016.