Posted on 05/11/2021
By: Sean Crose
Welterweight Felix Verdejo has pleaded not guilty to charges he murdered Keishla Ortiz and her unborn child. Ortiz went missing on April 29th. Her body was found in a lagoon in San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 1st. Verdejo turned himself into authorities on May 2nd. Last Thursday, May 6th, he and his reputed accomplice, Luis Antonio Cádiz-Martínez, were indicted for “carjacking resulting in death…kidnapping resulting in death…killing an unborn child.”
Verdejo appeared virtually in court Tuesday from a jail in Guaynabo, where he is now staying. Judge Camille Vélez Rivé oversaw the hearing, asking Verdejo if he had read and understood the charges against him. Verdejo indicated that he had, then presented the not guilty plea. The