{"id":5186,"date":"2021-01-29T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T18:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=5186"},"modified":"2021-01-29T19:46:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T02:46:02","slug":"newsoms-inaction-allows-release-of-convicted-murderer-who-tortured-sexually-assaulted-and-killed-teen-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=5186","title":{"rendered":"Newsom&#8217;s inaction allows release of convicted murderer who tortured, sexually assaulted, and killed teen victim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Written by Michael Palomba<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A California District Attorney slammed Gov. Newsom after he took no action to prevent the release of a convicted murderer who tortured and sexually assaulted a 17-year-old boy before killing him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How Governor Newsom refused to take a stand for Eric, an innocent 17-year-old young man who was brutally tortured, sodomized, and executed, is beyond comprehension,&#8221; Ward said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/tulareda.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1-25-21-Gerardo-Zavala-PR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a>\u00a0Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Governor takes no action to prevent release of convicted killer &#8211;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Xaz12z0Cn\">https:\/\/t.co\/5Xaz12z0Cn<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zfsp3Up7WR\">pic.twitter.com\/zfsp3Up7WR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tulare County DA (@TulareDA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TulareDA\/status\/1353775451504668674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/california-da-blasts-newsom-release-convicted-killer-zavala\">Fox News<\/a>, Gerardo Zavala, 48, and six other Hispanic men lured Eric Jones into a house where they beat, sodomized, and even electrocuted him. Prosecutors said that at one point the men taped wires to Jones&#8217; fingers and stuck them into wall outlets. They also &#8216;hurled racial epithets&#8217; at Jones, who was Black.<\/p>\n<p>After torturing and sexually assaulting the boy, the group threw him into a trunk and drove down a rural road where they shot him 10 times at point-blank range.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities later found Jones&#8217; body on the side of the road near Allensworth. Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward said the body was riddled with bullets and that the words &#8220;Pepe&#8217;s B&#8212;h&#8221; were written on his back in permanent marker.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant District Attorney David Alavezos, who prosecuted Zavala and four other suspects, described the crime scene as &#8220;the worst I have ever seen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Zavala was arrested 4 days later and confessed to taking part in the crime. In 2006 he was convicted of second-degree murder, torture, kidnapping, and sentenced to 18 years to life in prison. 3 accomplices were sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole, one received a 15-year sentence, and the last two are believed to have fled to Mexico, according to Ward&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Zavala&#8217;s heinous crime, he is the subject of an ICE hold request. California law prohibits state law enforcement from working with ICE, so the request will likely be ignored.<\/p>\n<p>According to the parole board, Zavala has &#8220;a stellar disciplinary record&#8221; and has expressed remorse. The board previously recommended Zavala&#8217;s release in 2017, but then-Gov. Jerry Brown overruled the decision.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom is no stranger to bad decisions, but allowing the release of a murderer and sexual predator who killed an innocent African American boy may take the cake. Despite the remorse expressed by Zavala, Eric Jones&#8217; family will never get their loved one back.<\/p>\n<p>To sign the petition to oust Newsom from office, for this decision and countless others, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/rescuecalifornia.org\">RescueCalifornia.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Michael Palomba A California District Attorney slammed Gov. 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