Date: 08-07-2024

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United States of America v. Jose Valdez

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Judge: David S. Morales

Court: The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Houston

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Description:

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery and shooting at a Stripes convenience store
Significant sentence handed to Corpus resident for Stripes robbery and bystander shooting

On June 29, 2023, Jose Valdez, age 22, approached a Stripes convenience store on Port Street in Corpus Christi at approximately 6:40 a.m. carrying a handgun into the store. Valdez entered, pointed the gun at the clerk and demanded money from the cash register. At the same time, three customers entered the store and observed the robbery taking place.

Valdez ordered them to leave. As they were exiting the store, he shot one of the men in the leg. All three men exited with the two uninjured men taking the third to the hospital for treatment. Valdez turned back to the clerk and demanded she empty all the registers in the store. Valdez took the money, ran out of the store, got into a silver car and drove away.

Law enforcement had ongoing investigations on other aggravated robberies in Corpus Christi and identified Valdez from the Stripes surveillance footage.

“The Stripes store is a Corpus Christi original, a place patrons can find gas, a quick snack and a clerk’s welcoming words. No one, however, should ever have to find themselves at the wrong end of a violent criminal’s gun, turning those patrons into victims,” said Hamdani. “Today’ s sentence represents how multiple lives were put at risk only because they happened to cross paths with Jose Valdez and his gun at a local Stripes.”


The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case along with assistance from the Corpus Christi Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley Martin prosecuted the case.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for the robbery as well as a consecutive 120 months for the shooting.

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