LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) -
One of five capital murder suspects
made his first appearance in court Tuesday afternoon.
Jesus Vela was arrested in
February along with four others in connection to the shooting death of Robert Bennett.
Lufkin Police believe
the five came to the house to Rob Bennett of marijuana when one of them shot
him.
Of the five Vela is the
only one out on bond. According to his
lawyer Al Charanza, Vela will be the last suspect to be tried for the murder
because he was a passenger and did not have an active role in the shooting.
Jury selection is set to start September 10th.
Jesus Vela, Osvaldo Hernandez, Gerardo Renteria
and Jacob Woodard are the co-defendants in the case. All are scheduled for jury
selection on the same date.
All five suspects will be
tried separately.
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