Courtroom chaos unravels as son charges at father's killer: ‘Going to eat your f–king heart'
Israel Trevino III hurled threats and tried to hop over the court gate just moments after a judge sentenced convicted killer Joe Gomez Jr., to life behind bars.
Wild video of the encounter showed officers rushing Gomez into the back rooms as Trevino's anguished shouts could be heard in the background.
4 Deputies rushed Gomez out of the courtroom as Trevino began shouting.
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Behind the camera, Trevino's family desperately held him back by his shirt as he attempted to hop the railing, according to ABC Action News.
'You couldn't take me, huh? Huh, motherf–ker? Huh? Huh?' Trevino can be heard screaming.
'That was my dad! That was my dad! Motherf–ker. I'm going to f–king hunt you, and when you come out, I'm going to eat your f–king heart!'
The chaos lasted just two minutes, and Judge Arlan Harrell verbally reprimanded Trevino for the display.
4 Joe Gomez Jr. was sentenced to life in prison for killing Israel Trevino Jr. and shooting his son.
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4 Israel Trevino Jr. was killed outside his home in 2021.
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'You have every right to let it out. But please do not take it out on these people who are here doing their job. OK? Harrell said.
Gomez, 63, was convicted last year of gunning down Trevino's father and namesake outside his home in 2021.
Trevino testified that Gomez repeatedly drove by the family's home, revving his engine and driving erratically before walking up to the father and son to accuse the elder Trevino of 'talking s–t on Facebook.'
4 Trevino's son charged the courtroom at Gomez's sentencing.
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Then Gomez pulled out a gun and opened fire, killing the father, a retired corrections officer, and pumping several bullets into his son's torso.
'The big question is, 'Why?' It's never been addressed. It's never been answered,' Harrell said in court.
Gomez continues to maintain his innocence — and used his final words in court to criticize the legal system.
'The defendant, Joe Gomez's, constitutional due process rights to a fair trial and an impartial trial were violated with suppression of evidence by a state attorney and the conviction of (inaudible) perjury. I, Joe Gomez, am going to file an appeal with an appellate court,' he said.
A judge on Thursday denied his request for a new trial.
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