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Sunday's Child - Nikolas
Texan Gets 45 Years for Using Shovel in Slaying 3/8/13
Associated Press
3/8/13
SAN ANTONIO - A South Texas man with a history of assaulting his
ex-girlfriend must serve 45 years in prison for using a shovel to fatally beat
one of her male friends.
A judge in San Antonio on Thursday sentenced 35-year-old Gabriel Reyes
Castillo. Castillo, who pleaded guilty to murder in a plea deal, testified he
and the woman have two children together.
Investigators say Castillo had been drinking alcohol in December 2010 when
he kicked down the door of the San Antonio woman's apartment and found
33-year-old Jesse Ramirez. Authorities say the men struggled before Castillo
left, returned with a shovel and beat Ramirez in the head.
Prosecutors say Castillo had a record of five assaults on the woman and in
2006 attacked another male friend who was at her residence.