Hundreds of thousands of people have signed an online petition supporting two Texas brothers jailed for fatally beating their stepfather, who they believed sexually abused their 9-year-old half sister.
More than 200,000 people have signed a petition calling for the release two Texas brothers and their friend, after they allegedly beat and left their stepfather for dead after learning that he had “inappropriately touched” their 9-year-old half-sister.Siblings Christian Trevino, 17 and Alejandro Trevino, 18, were arrested on Saturday, after their stepfather Gabriel Quintanilla, 43 was found dead in a field in McAllen. They are reportedly being held at the Hidalgo County Jail on a $1m bond.“We ask that the state of Texas to release these teenagers, who could possibly spend the rest of their life in prison for.
Christian Trevino and Alejandro Trevino, 17 and 18, and Juan Eduardo Melendez, 18, were arrested on Saturday for the murder of Gabriel Quintanilla, 42.