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Bond Raised to $1.3 Million for Houston Man Indicted in Doorbell-Prank Killing

A grand jury returned counts of murder, injury to a child and aggravated assault, with the next hearing set for Oct. 21.

Overview

  • Judge Emily Detoto increased Gonzalo Leon Jr.’s total bond to $1.3 million following new felony indictments.
  • A Harris County grand jury indicted the 42-year-old on first-degree murder, injury to a child and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
  • An arrest affidavit says two children were playing “ding dong ditch” when Leon allegedly fired once into the ground and then shot 11-year-old Julian Guzman in the back.
  • Leon has been held in the Harris County Jail since a Sept. 2 SWAT arrest at a La Quinta hotel in La Porte, two days after he was initially questioned and released.
  • District Attorney Sean Teare characterized the killing as unjustified, while defense attorney Gianpaulo Macerola accused prosecutors of “hedging their bets” with added charges.