A neighborhood menace who fatally shot a person in an argument over canine feces has been jailed for all times virtually a decade later.
Omar Rodriguez, now 75, gunned down Jose Rey, 52, on his son’s garden in Miami on June 21, 2015, and he died in Kendall Regional Hospital per week later.
The unhealthy neighbor was lastly convicted in Might of second-degree homicide and aggravated assault for threatening Rey’s spouse Lissette Rey.
‘I encourage your honor, the harshest sentence imposed to the coward, the assassin,’ Lissette instructed Choose Milton Hirsch at sentencing on Thursday.
Rodriguez erupted in a rage in Miami-Dade Circuit Court docket, ripping off his masks and unleashing on Lissette
Lissette speaks to the press after the sentencing was over, happy Rodriguez would seemingly die in jail however wishing he was sentenced to demise
Rodriguez erupted in a rage in Miami-Dade Circuit Court docket, ripping off his masks and unleashing on Lissette.
‘The coward was your husband. That is why I killed him… He cried like a child,’ he yelled.
It took seven corrections officers to pull him out of the courtroom and even when he was outdoors, streams of obscenity could possibly be heard as Lissette continued.
‘I pray he spends the remainder of his pitiful existence in jail. He is a narcissistic piece of s**t.’
Except he lives to be greater than 100, Rodriguez will die in jail as he’s not eligible for parole till a minimum of 2049.
Jose Rey, 52, was shot useless in Miami on June 21, 2015, and he died in Kendall Regional Hospital per week later
Rey is pictured along with his spouse Lissette Rey and youngsters earlier than his demise
‘On the finish of the day, Mr Rodriguez will proceed to see his household. They’re going to have the ability to go to him and see him. I am going to by no means get to see my husband once more,’ Rey’s widow stated.
It took seven corrections officers to pull him out of the courtroom and even when he was outdoors, streams of obscenity could possibly be heard as Lissette continued
Even earlier than the deadly taking pictures, Rodriguez was thought of a harmful menace by his neighbors, who all supported Rey and his household after his demise.
His clashes with neighbors, from the Miami suburbs of Coral Gables to Kendall, date again to the early Nineties – together with a minimum of 140 within the seven years earlier than 2015.
One resident in desperation wrote to then-governor Lawton Chiles, complaining Rodriguez declared warfare on his neighbors.
He was armed with weapons, regularly shouted on the street, and as soon as threatened a garden mower with a machete, the neighbor warned.
Every time, police stated his actions, although deplorable, weren’t fairly prison and no costs have been ever filed.
His solely identified prison historical past earlier than the homicide was battery on a police officer in 1994, for which he solely acquired probation.
Witnesses instructed police Rodriguez adopted Rey and Lissette in his automobile as they walked their canine at about 9.30pm.
The couple have been talking to a different neighbor on the time, and Rey determined to take the canine dwelling earlier than persevering with the dialog along with his neighbor and spouse.
On the way in which dwelling, he crossed Rodriguez’s son’s garden and his canine started to defecate on it. Rodriguez parked his automobile, flashed his lights and revved his engine earlier than confronting Rey.
An argument then ensued, and Rey went on his approach. On his approach again to talk to his spouse and neighbor, he bumped into Rodriguez once more, who had taken off his shirt in preparation to battle
After extra confrontation, he shot Rey 3 times as he raised his arms within the air and walked backward.
When Lissette tried to consolation her mortally wounded husband, Rodriguez threatened her, too.
Lissette embraces household and supporters, together with neighbors, within the courtroom
Rodriguez demanded the costs be dismissed below Florida’s ‘Stand Your Floor’ legislation, however a choose dominated in 2021 that he wasn’t appearing in self-defense.
He claimed as a part of that protection that Rey got here at him with a knife, however neighbors stated they noticed him plant the knife subsequent to Rey and even tried to jam it into his hand.
Rodriguez was completely unremorseful throughout all the case, and prosecutors performed a recording of him declaring: ‘If I needed to do it once more, I would do it the identical approach.’
His lawyer Bruce Lehr was nonetheless making excuses for him even after the sentencing.
‘This began with a neighborhood ganging up and hating the defendant on this case. And the hatred on all sides boiled over into an unlucky demise,’ he instructed NBC.
‘The feelings proceed to run deep, and so they flared at sentencing… I hope everybody remembers the circumstances.’
Choose Milton Hirsch jailed Rodriguez for all times, and made him ineligible for parole till a minimum of 2049
