Trial set for Gilmer man charged with capital murder in Taco Bell employee's death

Trial set for Gilmer man charged with capital murder in Taco Bell employee's death

Brent Leslie DeLuca, 33, faces charges of capital murder in the shooting death of Taco Bell employee Rayleene Smithson during an attempted robbery in Longview.

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LONGVIEW – A Gilmer man who is charged with killing a Longview Taco Bell employee will go on trial. In relation to the shooting death of Rayleene Smithson, 60, at the Taco Bell located at 2553 Judson Road, during an attempted robbery on June 26, 2024, Brent Leslie DeLuca, 33, was charged with capital murder. The trial is currently scheduled for December 14 of this year in the 188th District Court, according to court records on Wednesday. Accordi…