A husband and father of eight who was murdered in front of his wife for petting a neighbor’s dog in San Antonio, has finally received justice. His killer was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison on Wednesday, reports Law & Crime.
On December 30, 2021, 28-year-old Valentin Gonzales IV and his wife, Brittney Clark-Gonzales, saw a dog without a leash roaming outside their apartment complex and decided to pet it. Shortly after, 21-year-old Jordan Eaton came out, angry and armed with a gun. He yelled at the couple, tried to shoot Brittney, and ended up fatally shooting Valentin as he tried to protect her.
Brittney Clark-Gonzales tearfully recalled the aftermath of the shooting stating that Eaton told them
“You can’t touch my dog! I don’t f— with you, I don’t f— with any of you,”
local ABC affiliate KSAT reported.
Eaton fled the scene after the shooting and later said he acted in self-defense. However, witness videos showed him shooting at Clark-Gonzales while Valentin threw a punch at him in reaction. During the trial, Eaton said he had
“previous issues”
with the couple and tried to ignore them, but petting the dog made him lose control.
“I just wanted them to leave me alone,”
he reportedly said.
“I didn’t want to shoot nobody.”
Eaton shot Valentin Gonzales, and a jury in Bexar County found him guilty of murder. He was also found guilty of aggravated assault for shooting at Clark-Gonzales. Eaton’s family asked for a lighter sentence so he could have a second chance and be part of his son’s life. In the end, Eaton was sentenced to 20 years in prison for Gonzales’s murder and 10 years probation for the attack on Clark-Gonzales.
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