Gun sale goes south? Murder trial to begin Monday in Abilene
A murder trial is set to begin Monday in Abilene.
Aashaud Anthony McVea, 20, stands accused of first-degree murder and second-degree aggravated assault.
If convicted of murder, he faces a possibility of five-99 years or life in prison. If convicted of aggravated assault, he faces two-20 years behind bars.
McVea was being held Wednesday in the Taylor County Jail on a $200,000 bond for the murder charge, a $100,000 bond for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge, and $2,500 on a separate evading arrest charge, according to jail records.
Anyone charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
'Apparent gunshot wounds'
On March 29, 2022, Abilene police officers responded to a call of shots fired in the 400 block of South La Salle Drive in western Abilene.
On scene, officers found a male victim lying on the ground "with apparent gunshot wounds," according to court documents.
The victim, Isaiah Arellano, 19, was later pronounced dead at Hendrick Medical Center.
Officers discovered that a second victim, Issac Rodriguez, had walked to MetroCare.
Rodriguez also suffered from alleged gunshot wounds and was listed in critical condition.
Gun sale goes south?
Abilene Police Department officers then located McVea at his home on South La Salle Street.
He was then transported to APD for questioning.
McVea allegedly "confessed to having shot both Rodriguez and Arellano," according to court documents.
He had been in the midst of "a gun transaction with Arellano for a friend."
McVea told officers that he became afraid when Arellano allegedly displayed a firearm.
McVea told police he "shot Rodriguez who was the front passenger and then shot Arellano who was the driver," according to allegations in court documents.
McVea allegedly shot Rodriguez at least twice and Arellano at least four times, shooting Arellano once while he was on the ground outside the car.
"The story provided by McVea was not supported by the evidence at the scene," according to allegations in court records.
This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: Gun sale goes south? Murder trial to begin in Abilene
