Arizona man found guilty of killing brother, young nephew
Sep 14, 2015, 1:31 PM
Christopher Rey Licon (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Photo)
(Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Photo)
PHOENIX — An Arizona man was found guilty Monday of killing his brother and 6-year-old nephew who witnessed the crime.
Authorities are seeking the death penalty against 24-yea-old Christopher Rey Licon in the December 2010 killings of his half brother, Angel Jaquez, and Jaquez’s son, Xavier Jaquez.
Licon mounted an insanity defense.
Prosecutors said Licon killed his brother in the Phoenix townhome they shared over a drug dispute and then kidnapped and fatally shot his nephew in an alley 20 miles away.
Investigators believe the boy either saw or heard his father die and was killed by his uncle out of fear that the child would snitch on Licon.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
