Overview

• Erick Hazael Ramos Mendoza, also known as El Haza or El Gordo, received 11 years and one month for attempted qualified homicide and aggravated criminal association.
• The sentence was issued in an abbreviated proceeding by Judge Edmundo Manuel Perusquia Cabañas at the Federal Criminal Justice Center in Reclusorio Norte.
• The defendant admitted his role, enabling the fast-track procedure and avoiding a full trial.
• Authorities established that he drove the motorcycle carrying Héctor Eduardo Martínez Jiménez, known as El Bart, who fired at the journalist on December 15, 2022.
• FEADLE led the case under Article 21 as a crime against freedom of expression, and 12 of 14 implicated individuals have been convicted to date.