After an extensive trial and nearly three days of deliberation, a Santa Cruz County jury found a 29-year-old former Watsonville man guilty of gang-related first-degree murder this week.
SANTA CRUZ — Jason Cortez was convicted of killing Santa Cruz County Jail cellmate German Carrillo on the morning of Oct. 13, 2022.last week, testified to his long-time membership as a gang member and that he held positions of authority within the gang over the years, but denied direct involvement in the gagging, stabbing and strangling of Carrillo at the gang’s direction.
“I’m really just happy that we were able to get convictions for both defendants, both people who were involved in murdering German,” McKinney said. “I know the family’s grateful for that, as well.
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