{"id":496503,"date":"2026-01-02T21:13:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T01:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/lieutenant-colonel-of-the-national-police-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison-for-death-of-young-man-in-los-rios\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T21:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T01:16:06","slug":"lieutenant-colonel-of-the-national-police-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison-for-death-of-young-man-in-los-rios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/lieutenant-colonel-of-the-national-police-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison-for-death-of-young-man-in-los-rios\/","title":{"rendered":"Lieutenant Colonel of the National Police Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Death of Young Man in Los R\u00edos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santo Domingo<\/strong>.- At the request of the Public Ministry, the Third Collegiate Tribunal of the National District sentenced a lieutenant colonel of the National Police to 20 years in prison, found guilty of the homicide of a man during an incident that occurred on the morning of December 15, 2024, in the Los R\u00edos sector.<\/p>\n\n\nOfficer Ra\u00fal Francisco Suriel Arias was found guilty of the voluntary manslaughter of Gregory Mena Montero, according to the court&#8217;s decision.\n\nDuring the trial, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ProcuraduriaGralRD\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ProcuraduriaGralRD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry<\/a> Public was represented by litigating prosecutors Cynthia Bonetti and Carlenny Camilo, while the investigation was conducted by prosecutor Orlando Antonio Santos Ram\u00edrez, from the Department of Internal Affairs of the National District.\n\nAccording to the record, the incident occurred after the victim was accused by two citizens of having run over a motorcyclist on Nicol\u00e1s de Ovando Avenue. Subsequently, upon allegedly ignoring a stop order issued by the now-convicted and other agents, he was pursued to La Fe street, in the Los R\u00edos sector, where he was forced to stop due to traffic congestion.\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>You can read: <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/20-anos-de-prision-a-dos-hombres\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20 years in prison for two men for robbery<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\nOnce detained, the lieutenant colonel acted violently, hitting the victim with his service weapon, a 9-millimeter Glock pistol, and then shot him in the face, according to the autopsy report issued by the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Inacif).\n\nThe Public Ministry classified the events as voluntary homicide, in violation of articles 295 and 304, paragraph II, of the Dominican Penal Code.\n\nThe court, composed of acting presiding judge Leticia Mart\u00ednez Noboa, member judge Evelyn Rodr\u00edguez, and substitute judge Yuleika Henr\u00edquez Romero, ordered that the convicted person serve the sentence at the Special Operations Center.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.- At the request of the Public Ministry, the Third Collegiate Tribunal of the National District sentenced a lieutenant colonel of the National Police to 20 years in prison, found guilty of the homicide of a man during an incident that occurred on the morning of December 15, 2024, in the Los R\u00edos sector. 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