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Man convicted in alleged Mexican Mafia hit on drug dealer in Placentia wins new trial

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A 29-year-old man convicted in the fatal shooting of a drug dealer in Placentia, an attack allegedly orchestrated from prison by the reputed head of the Orange County branch of the Mexican Mafia, has won a new trial based on violations of his Miranda rights. Augustine Velasquez was sentenced on June 2, 2023, to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the Jan. 19, 2017, killing of 35-year-old Robert Rios. Velasquez was the only defen…

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Man convicted in alleged Mexican Mafia hit on drug dealer in Placentia wins new trial

A 29-year-old man convicted in the fatal shooting of a drug dealer in Placentia, an attack allegedly orchestrated from prison by the reputed head of the Orange County branch of the Mexican Mafia, has won a new trial based on violations of his Miranda rights. Augustine Velasquez was sentenced on June 2, 2023, to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the Jan. 19, 2017, killing of 35-year-old Robert Rios. Velasquez was the only defen…

·Orange County, United States
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OC Register broke the news in Orange County, United States on Friday, November 7, 2025.
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