‘White Nationalist’ Texas Terrorist May Dodge Death Penalty

In 2019, a self-described 'White-Nationalist' 21-year-old Texas man set out on a racially charged deadly attack inside a Walmart, killing 23 people.

21-year-old Patrick Wood Crusius made a racially charged post against Hispanics before walking into a Dallas-area Walmart and opening fire. After his arrest, Crusius told the police that he had wanted to kill Latinos because “they were immigrating to the United States.”

Now, almost 6 years later, Crusius has just reached a highly controversial stance in his criminal case. A plea deal offer was recently announced, possibly taking the death penalty off the table.

MASSIVE SUPPORT FOR DEATH PENALTY

The death penalty for Crusius has been widely supported, even Texas Governor Greg Abbott expressed his support for the death penalty, "A heinous shooting like that is what capital punishment is for,” he said.

However, the families of the victims of that tragic attack just want the case to end. El Paso County District Attorney James Montoya, "The vast majority of them want this case over and done with as quickly as possible," he said.

Montoya admitted he still believed Crusius deserved the death penalty but noted that pursuing the death penalty would mean a long and drawn-out legal battle.

"I could see a worst-case scenario where this would not go to trial until 2028 if we continued to seek the death penalty," he said.

This is an incredibly challenging decision to make however, we hope whichever route is taken, justice will be served for the victims who lost their lives.

List of 23 Victims

• Andre Anchondo, 23
• Jordan Anchondo, 24
• Arturo Benavides, 60
• Leonardo Campos, 41
• Angie Englisbee, 86
• Maria Flores, 77
• Raul Flores, 83
• Guillermo "Memo" Garcia, 36
• Jorge Calvillo García, 61
• Adolfo Cerros Hernández, 68
• Alexander Gerhard Hoffman, 66
• David Johnson, 63
• Luis Alfonzo Juarez, 90
• Maria Eugenia Legarreta Rothe, 58
• Maribel (Campos) Loya, 56
• Ivan Filiberto Manzano, 46
• Elsa Mendoza Marquez, 57
• Gloria Irma Márquez, 61
• Margie Reckard, 63
• Sara Esther Regalado Moriel, 66
• Javier Rodriguez, 15
• Teresa Sanchez, 82
• Juan Velazquez, 77