Posted on 06/03/2023 6:16:12 PM PDT by lowbridge
A Pennsylvania man out on bail for two prior shootings is now facing three murder charges in the slayings of two young boys and a teenager, according to prosecutors.
Alex Torres-Santos, 22, allegedly opened fire on a home in Lebanon around 10 p.m. Wednesday, killing 19-year-old Joshua Lugo-Perez and fatally striking 8- and 9-year-old brothers who were all on the back porch at the time of the shooting, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.
Authorities believe Lugo-Perez was the intended target. He was not related to the two children, but Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf said in a statement that he lived with their family.
A fourth victim, a 33-year-old neighbor, was struck by a bullet that tore into his home. He was rushed to the hospital and survived.
Torres-Santos was arrested in January and again in February for allegedly shooting the same man both times. He was out on bail and wearing an ankle monitor, which police used to track his whereabouts at the time of Wednesday's triple murder.
Hess Graf's office had requested $100,000 bail in each case, but a judge set it at just $50,000 and ordered an ankle monitor bracelet, she said.
"[Torres-Santos] wore his bracelet to the homicide," Hess Graf said in a statement Thursday. "The location monitor and minimal bail imposed by the judge thus served as no deterrent to a violent criminal willing to take a life."
According to court documents, the GPS data showed Torres-Santos left his home at 9:42 p.m., lingered near the crime scene a few minutes around 10 p.m. and returned home about 20 minutes later.
Witnesses and surveillance video placed a suspect vehicle in the area at 10 p.m. and speeding away moments after the shooting, according to the court documents.
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The Judges in the center let this guy, and likely others off....
All there are Latino women Judges - compliments of ‘Gov. Wolf’.
And without a doubt the ms 13 big boys likely pay the judges a pretty penny to get their people off.
We are in so much trouble if Pa keep appointing these Latino and other nationalities into our governing and Judicial bodies!
Lebanon, Reading and Allentown....full of brown people and growing. So Wolf appoints Latino female Judges.....like that’s going to work!
Two young children and a young man would still be alive, if the killer hadn’t been released.
The thug was just doing his job. The judge was just doing his job. I wonder if either has remorse?
Those officials who let this murderer out on bail should be charged as co-defendants.
Who is the judge? What is his/her record on dealing with suspects accused of violent crimes?
Elected or appointed? Can they be fired for “cause”?
“Can they be fired for “cause”?”
heck naw ... “cause” they don wana fire em ..
But is there any recall type mechinism .. be”cause” they are unfit for office?
unless we change the law or protocols to allow these public judges and Da’s to be sued to high heaven for their egregious rulings, the killing of innocents will continue.
I use the Lebanon VA for my health care.
Lebanon is full of vermin like him. Its a cesspool, and beyond hope.
Additional details here...
“...In the second case, police alleged Santos illegally possessed a handgun without a license, possessed crack cocaine with intent to deliver, and illegally altered a handgun’s serial number....”
The two incidents occurred within two weeks of each other.
The judge mentioned in this article...
Outrageous.
If any of the millions of border crossing aliens come before them Lady Justice will take off her blindfold in a hurry.
Long term plans in progress much danger ahead.
Absolutely....lining things right up!
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