The Attorney General’s Office announced that Franvier Adolfo Vázquez Aponte, known as “Veneco,” was sentenced to 18 years and six months in prison in Cucuta, Norte de Santander state.
A judicial investigation found him guilty of two murders recorded in the northern Santander capital in June, one of which also resulted in serious injuries.
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The ruling came after the defendant accepted direct participation in two episodes of Hitman as part of a prior agreement.
The agency confirmed that the learned judge upheld the plea agreement and sentenced him for charges of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, and manufacturing, trafficking, transporting, or possessing firearms, accessories, parts, or ammunition.
According to the reconstruction of the incident presented by the investigating authorities, the first attack occurred on a public road in Cucuta. Vázquez Aponte got off his motorcycle and fired unmediated at a civilian, killing him instantly.
He then attacked new victims in a local shopping center with another person, killing one and seriously injuring a third.
Authorities were able to arrest Vázquez Aponte red-handed on June 5, the same day that the National Police apprehended Vázquez Aponte, who was traveling on a motorcycle and carrying the weapon used in the attack. Since that moment, the convicted person has been held in preventive detention.
According to the Attorney General’s Office, the sentence has been finalized and the convicted person will serve time in prison as determined by the court.
The Prosecutor’s Office also reported that Ricardo Rafael González Castro, who was identified as one of the participants in the fatal attack on Bogota university student Jaime Esteban Moreno Jaramillo, was given security measures at the prison center.
This decision was made by the Criminal Bond Administrator after the defendant surrendered to the authorities and was arrested by the Technical Investigation Team (CTI) at the Canapote Rapid Response Unit (URI) facility in Cartagena.
According to the investigation, on October 31, 2025, González Castro chased the victim on a public street and kicked her in the back.
“The defendant is accused of kicking the victim, leaving her defenseless.‘, the prosecutor’s office detailed. Juan Carlos Suárez Ortiz (also under investigation), who was already at the scene, continued the attack with blows.
The seriously injured student was taken to a health center where he was diagnosed with severe trauma to his face, skull and chest, which later caused his death.
At the indictment hearing, prosecutors from the Bogota Branch’s Life Division charged González Castro with aggravated murder, but the defendant did not accept the charge.
Authorities maintain security measures as investigations continue into the death of a young university student in Colombia’s capital.
According to the Attorney General’s Office, in parallel, the Prosecutor’s Office reported the arrest of two men, identified as John Edward Quintero Bonilla and John Alexander Murcia Ramírez, who were identified on suspicion of theft and murder of a citizen in Neiba (Huila) and will remain under security measures in prison.
The prosecutor’s office explained that both defendants were captured by the servers of the Technical Investigation Team (CTI) with the assistance of the National Police after collecting important elements of evidence that could be presented to the bond administration judge.
According to the investigation, the incident under investigation took place on June 30th at a facility in the Arizmendi Mora area of the capital Huila, where the defendant arrived at the facility and attacked a group of people who were present with their families.
According to the prosecutor’s office, the assailants allegedly stole jewelry and a cell phone from the victim, and during a struggle, one of the defendants fired repeatedly.causing death. Another person was injured in the same act of violence and was treated at a medical center.
The prosecutor’s office determined that the suspects fled the scene on motorcycles and seized assets worth more than P20 million. Authorities arrested him, brought him to trial, and ensured that proceedings against him continued in prison while the investigation progressed.
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