A 54-year-old Texas man, Scotty Goble, will spend almost two decades behind bars for murdering taqueria owner Heriberto Ramirez Jr., 38. Goble fatally shot Ramirez after the latter confronted him over his son slamming a door.
As reported by CBS19, Goble was convicted of second-degree murder on Monday, September 8. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison the following day. He was originally charged with first-degree murder, but a jury found that Goble had acted in “sudden passion” in Ramirez’s 2024 shooting death.
“I don’t feel like justice was served,” Ramirez’s widow, Amanda, said, as per KTRE. “That’s not enough. Even if he would’ve gotten life, that still would’ve never been enough for me. Because nothing is going to bring my husband back. We have to live the rest of our lives with pai