Texas teen arrested for shooting girlfriend 22 times back in jail for bond violation: ‘Why is he free?’

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A Texas teenage suspect launched months in the past after allegedly shooting his girlfriend 22 times in a Houston neighborhood whereas she was out strolling her canine is reportedly back in custody this week. 

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Frank Deleon Jr., 17, charged with the Jan. 11 homicide of teenager Diamond Alvarez, was back in custody Monday after failing to adjust to curfew necessities and having an “unapproved leave from his home zone on or around 5:10 p.m. to 5:12 p.m.” on March 28, KPRC-TV reported, citing court docket information. 

Deleon Jr. was initially arrested on Jan. 17 and charged with Alvarez’ homicide. But simply two days later, he was launched on Jan. 19 after posting $250,000 bond, KTRK-TV reported. 

TEXAS TEEN WHO ALLEGEDLY SHOT GIRLFRIEND 22 TIMES RELEASED ON BOND: COURT DOCUMENTS 

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Alvarez’ household stated she had been outdoors strolling her canine after they heard gunshots. Her mom, Anna Machado, and stepfather, rushed outdoors to search out their pet alone. After scouring the neighborhood, they discovered Alvarez’s bloodied physique mendacity in a subject. Investigators stated she was shot 22 times. 

Court paperwork allege that Alvarez has discovered Deleon Jr. was dishonest on her with one other teenager lady and the three wrapped right into a love triangle had agreed to satisfy at park round 9:30 p.m. 

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Frank Deleon (left) is charged with the homicide of Diamond Alvarez (proper). 
(Houston Police Department/FOX 26)

Under the situations of his bond, Deleon Jr. was positioned below home arrest with a GPS monitor and ordered to not have contact with anybody concerned in the case, together with the second girlfriend, witnesses and any of their relations. 

His launch prompted a Feb. 2 protest outdoors the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, the place Alvarez’s household, pals and supporters argued Deleon Jr. ought to by no means have been given bond and ought to be thought-about a flight danger. Prosecutors famous in court docket how when officers arrested Deleon Jr., a suitcase with sufficient belongings for greater than an in a single day journey had been discovered in his room. 

Alvarez’s aunt, Bianca Mejia, additionally famous that Deleon Jr. lives in the identical neighborhood because the sufferer’s mom and claimed the sufferer’s household was being harassed. 

“Why is he free? Is her life worth only $250,000? To us, it’s worth a lot more because we’re not even getting justice,” she informed KPRC. “He’s free, and he lives in the same neighborhood as the mother’s family. So why is he free? The family has been harassed. Why has he not revoked the bond just yet?

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Houston advocacy group, FIEL Houston, helped organize the protest and an online petition calling for Deleon Jr.’s bail to be revoked had reportedly garnered more than 24,000 signatures. 

“We are totally targeted on getting justice for Diamond. We totally assist getting violent criminals off our streets, and we’ll do every part in our energy to convict the defendant of this vicious homicide and ship justice to Diamond’s household, her pals, and the complete group,” Dane Schiller, a spokesman for the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, stated in an announcement in response to the protest.