Man in Texas sentenced to 35 years in prison for strangling wife to death in 2020 – WPXI

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A person in Houston, Texas has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for reportedly strangling his wife to death in 2020, officers say.

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In a news release, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg introduced that Arnold S. Garcia, 32, has pleaded responsible in alternate for a 35-year prison sentence for the homicide of (*35*) Hernandez on Sept. 20, 2020. The Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg mentioned that the alternate occurred the day earlier than a jury was to be chosen in his homicide trial.

Garcia strangled his wife, Hernandez, 30, to death in 2020, in accordance to KHOU.

“This was a wife and mother who was well loved by friends and family and who was killed while trying to get out of an abusive relationship,” Ogg mentioned in the news release. “It is far too common to see domestic violence escalate into a murder, especially when a victim is trying to get out.”

On Sept. 20, 2020, Garcia reportedly referred to as 911 and advised police that he had killed his wife at their house, in accordance to KHOU. The house was positioned in Harris County alongside Philippine Street.

When Harris County Precinct 4 deputy constables arrived on the house, they reportedly discovered Garcia with a bloody nostril, scratches on his neck, marks on his elbow, and blood on his hand, in accordance to KHOU. He advised investigators that he shot and killed his wife and claimed self-defense. He additionally said it had occurred three hours earlier.

Friends and household reportedly advised investigators that Hernandez was making an attempt to depart her husband as a result of he was abusive, in accordance to Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg.

Hernandez and Garcia had two youngsters collectively, in accordance to KHOU. Hernandez additionally had three different youngsters from a distinct relationship.

“Friends and family, including her children, were ready to testify against Garcia because of everything he did,” mentioned Assistant District Attorney Anthony Osso, who prosecuted the case in the news release. “She was a kind and caring mother who loved her children and whose children loved her. Her death was an incredible tragedy.”

Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg mentioned that Garcia was arrested in 2009 for stabbing a girlfriend in the leg with a key. He pleaded responsible in that case. he then went by deferred adjudication probation.

No additional information has been launched.

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