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Galveston killer arrives in Harris County for second murder trial
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Galveston killer arrives in Harris County for second murder trial

HOUSTONA Galveston jury found 24-year-old Devan Jordan guilty of Capital Murder on Monday. The jury deliberated for two and a half hours before finding Jordan guilty of the shooting death. Jeffrey Johnson at his home in League City in June 2021.

The conviction followed a months-long crime spree in 2021 that included multiple armed robberies by a gang that followed victims from expensive restaurants to their homes, where they were robbed at gunpoint, according to Galveston County.

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During the same crime spree, Harris County, Jordan’s Killed Josh Sandoval Just two weeks before Johnson was killed. In both cases, authorities say Jordan and the other defendants followed the victims to their homes to rob them, and that Jordan was responsible for killing Johnson and Sandoval in the botched robberies.

Now Jordan is set to move back to Harris County to face capital murder charges against Sandoval. The case is expected to be taken to court.

Sandoval’s older sister, Aimee Castillo, was in the courtroom Monday when the jury returned with its verdict.

“When I heard this, they told us we couldn’t react. I just said thank you and started crying,” she said.

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It’s been three and a half years since his brother was murdered, and he says the alleged killer shouldn’t have been on the streets in the first place.

“If the court system was doing the right job, it wouldn’t be doing its job,” he said.

In 2022 our Randy Wallace appeared in Breaking Bond The series featured Jordan on the loose for multiple felonies when the murders occurred.

Records show that even after Jordan was charged and arrested in both capital murder cases — both a Harris County and Glaveston County judge granted him a bond — and he posted it.

Jordan appeared in multiple matches bonds totaling $1.6 million. Until the Galveston trial began on October 28.

A formal trial date has not been set for the Harris County case, but records show bail was denied.