La combinación de una victoria de México en el Mundial, policías y fuegos artificiales, dio como resultado una condena de 27 años contra un mexicano en Estados Unidos.
El pasado 17 de junio, una multitud salió a celebrar en Huntington Park, en California, el sorpresivo resultado del Tri ante Alemania en la primera fase de la Copa Mundial Rusia 2018.
José Alberto Martínez, de 36 años de edad, festejó de manera “hostil”, de acuerdo con un comunicado de la policía. “Disparó hacia los oficiales fuegos de mortero altamente explosivos” que estos pudieron esquivar sin que nadie saliera herido.
For Immediate Release: Contact: Office of the Chief of Police (323) 826-6629 WORLD CUP SOCCER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE FELONY ARREST FOR ASSUALT UPON A PEACE OFFICER HUNTINGTON PARK, CA (June 26, 2018) — On June 17, 2018, Huntington Park Police Officers, in full-tactical gear, were assembled at the intersection of Florence Avenue and Pacific Boulevard, monitoring a large gathering of pedestrians and vehicles participating in an unruly spontaneous street celebration following the conclusion of the Mexico vs. Germany World Cup soccer match.While officers were monitoring the increasingly hostile crowd, a suspect in the crowd fired upon the officers with highly explosive mortar style fireworks. Only due to evasive actions were the officers not struck by the projectiles. The same suspect was also observed firing mortar style fireworks directly at a law enforcement helicopter. The suspect – later identified as Jose Alberto Martinez, 36 years of age – was located by Huntington Park Police Officers shortly after the incident and was arrested on various felony charges. The actions of the suspect were captured on cell phone video by spectators. The video footage circulated on various social media platforms and also received local media coverage. On June 22, 2018, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed four counts of Penal Code 245(C) PC (Assault upon peace officer) and one count of Penal Code 18780 PC (use of destructive device and explosive to injure/destroy). The suspect is currently housed at the Los Angeles County Jail and faces a maximum State Prison sentence of 27 years.(Video source: instagram)
Posted by City of Huntington Park – Information on Tuesday, June 26, 2018
La policía publicó en Facebook el martes el video de Martínez –quien vestía la camiseta del Tri– disparando el artefacto, con la leyenda “No participes en actividades ilegales, serás arrestado”.
Martínez fue detenido poco después de la concentración. El viernes pasado, la fiscalía del condado de Los Ángeles lo imputó por “asalto a un oficial de paz” y “uso de dispositivos destructivos y explosivos para herir o destruir”. Encara una pena máxima de cárcel de 27 años.
