Chaos erupts in Fresno County courtroom as son confronts his father's killer

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Emotions boiled implicit successful a Fresno County courtroom arsenic a convicted slayer learned his destiny connected Thursday.

Joe Gomez Jr. rushed to the backmost of the courtroom arsenic the victim's lad hurled threats from the gallery, an country Action News cannot show.

A assemblage convicted Gomez Jr. past year, uncovering him blameworthy of murdering Israel Trevino Jr. extracurricular a Parlier location successful 2021.

"You couldn't instrumentality me, huh? Huh, motherf*****? Huh? Huh?" Trevino Jr.'s lad shouted astatine Gomez Jr.

"That was my dad! That was my dad! Motherf*****. I'm going to f****** hunt you, and erstwhile you travel out, I'm going to devour your f****** heart!"

The man's household struggled to restrain him, pulling connected his garment arsenic helium appeared acceptable to leap implicit the railing.

For much than 2 minutes, deputies scrambled.

"You person each close to fto it out. But delight bash not instrumentality it retired connected these radical who are present doing their job. OK?" said Judge Arlan Harrell.

The chaos came conscionable moments aft Gomez was sentenced to beingness successful prison.

A assemblage convicted him past year, uncovering him blameworthy of murdering Israel Trevino Jr. extracurricular a Parlier location successful 2021.

The victim's sister gave an affectional interaction connection successful tribunal Thursday.

"May you walk the remainder of your beingness knowing who you took from america and however overmuch harm you caused," she said.

Trevino was a retired correctional officer.

Witnesses accidental Gomez drove by his location to disturbance up trouble, revving his motor and driving erratically.

It ended with aggregate gunshots, and Trevino's beingness was taken.

"The large question is, 'Why?' It's ne'er been addressed. It's ne'er been answered," said the judge.

Despite a video of the attack, Gomez has maintained his innocence, utilizing his last words successful tribunal not to amusement remorse, but to knock the ineligible system...

"The defendant, Joe Gomez's, law owed process rights to a just proceedings and an impartial proceedings were violated with suppression of grounds by a authorities lawyer and the condemnation of (inaudible) perjury. I, Joe Gomez, americium going to record an entreaty with an appellate court," said Gomez.

Gomez present has 60 days to record that appeal.

The justice denied his petition for a caller proceedings connected Thursday.

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