Partner of ICE agent killed by cartel hitmen 'devastated' after court drops convictions, vows to fight decision
Talia Kaplan
By Talia Kaplan | Fox News
Outrage after cartel assassins have convictions dismissed by DC court
Victor Avila, retired ICE agent, relives the ambush by cartel hitmen that killed his ICE partner and the subsequent dismissal of murder charges against the assassins
Retired Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Victor Avila reacted on Monday to the fact that two Los Zetas cartel assassins have had their convictions partially vacated in the killing of his partner in Mexico nine years ago, saying he is “devastated†by the decision and vowing to fight "all the way to the Supreme Court.â€
Avila was wounded in the attack that killed his partner, Jaime Zapata. Speaking on “Fox & Friends†on Monday, he said: “We're going to continue to fight this and hopefully we're going to right this wrong.â€
Jose Emanuel “Zafado†Garcia Sota and Jesus Ivan “Loco†Quezada Pina had been convicted of four counts in Zapata's murder in San Luis Potosi. A jury in Washington returned the verdict in 2017.
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