3 indicted in slaying of cartel member
EL PASO — Three men accused in the May slaying of a midlevel Jurez cartel member in East El Paso have been indicted on capital-murder charges.
Jose Daniel Gonzalez-Galeana, 37, was shot and killed outside his home in the 1300 block of Pony Trail in East El Paso.
According to court records made public Thursday, a grand jury indicted Ruben Rodriguez-Dorado, 31, whom police accuse of planning the hit; Army Pfc. Michael Jackson Apodaca, 18, the alleged shooter; and Christopher Andrew Duran, 17, the alleged getaway driver.
Police have also arrested two others in connection with Gonzalez-Galeana’s death, a 16-year-old boy whose name has not been released, and Orlando Rafael Benavente, 31.