The cause that gave rise to the physical aggression that almost cost the life of the former Major League star, david ortiz, after the sentence that condemned ten of the 13 defendants, it was not clear. According to the ruling of the three judges of the First Collegiate Court of Santo Domingo, the attack was aimed at Sixto David Fernandez, but the motive was not established.
When reading the opinion, Judge Elizabeth Rodríguez Espinal, president of the court, maintained that “only that part (the motive)” of the process remains controversial, but that the plan and all the criminal intelligence carried out by the convicted persons to materialize the attack It could be proven with the evidence presented.
He explained that Víctor Hugo Gómez, discharged as the intellectual author of the crime against Fernández and who ended up seriously injuring Big Papi, presented as a defense thesis that “it was” a conflict that could have had as its root “a skirt problem” between Julio César de la Hoz and his cousin Sixto David”.
Julius Cesar de la Hoz accused Victor Hugo Gomez of being the person who hired him and tried to limit his involvement in the assassination attempt, but “contrary to what he wanted (…) far from these tests corroborating his version, that he was acting by order of Victor Hugo, what these tests showed is that, certainly, he was the one who started this entire plot and was recruiting each one of the pieces that were essential to commit this act.” recounted the magistrate.
Inmate José Eduardo Ciprián, who was in pretrial detention at the 15th kilometer prison in Azua accused of homicide, armed the entire “criminal industry” with a cell phone he had in prison.
Ciprián was sent all the images of how the plan against the victim was developed, where he had “total control and command” of the macabre purpose, even minutes before being executed, judge Rodríguez Espinal narrated when motivating the ruling that sentenced him to 10 years.
He had reached an agreement with the Public Ministry in which he admitted the facts, corroborated with the evidence.
“The three of us have no doubt that you (Julio César de la Hoz) are responsible for these events and that you benefited greatly from the deal you made with the Public Ministry,” added.
De la Hoz was one of the eight defendants who reached an agreement with the prosecuting body. He was sentenced to five years in prison to be served in La Victoria.
According to the ruling, Rodriguez de la Motaanother of the ten found guilty, was the one who was in the bar observing the execution where the former Major League player was wounded and “he had full control of who the victim was, quite serious facts”. Rodríguez de la Mota was the one who contacted the inmate of the prison at kilometer 15 of Azua, Jose Eduardo Ciprian, to whom he offered 30 thousand dollars to recruit the hitmen to commit the crime. Ciprián was given ten years in prison.
The attempt against the recently enthroned in the Coperstown Hall of Fame, in New York, took place on Sunday, June 9, 2019 at the Dial Bar and Lounge of Santo Domingo East. He was shot at point blank range by Rolfi Ferreyras Cruz (Sandy or Brayan), who tried to fire another shot but the gun jammed. Ferreyras Cruz was sentenced to 30 years in jail.
also the biker Eddy Vladimir Feliz Garciawhich transferred Ferreyras Cruz, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for being a fundamental part of the plot and not just an accomplice as claimed. Both were the ones who received the highest sentence. The other five convicted are Oliver Moises Mirabalto 10 years in jail; Gabriel Alexander Feliz Vizcainoto nine years; Joel Rodriguez de la Cruzto six years and six months, to Franklin Juníol Merán Already Porfirio Allende Dechamps, to five years. The opinion will be read in its entirety on February 8, 2022.
