Capps sentenced to 20 years for murder
February 08, 2012 10:00 AM
By MADELINE BUCKLEY
The Brownsville Herald
Formerly a fugitive on Texas’ top 10 most wanted list, Dennis Wayne Capps, 58, has entered a plea of no-contest in the murder of a man whose body was found on South Padre Island in 2006.
The plea comes almost six years after the death of Brian Arnold Aldrich and Capps’ subsequent flee from justice.
Capps, who faced a capital murder charge, agreed Tuesday morning to a 20-year prison sentence — just before his trial by jury was set to begin.
Cameron County Park Rangers discovered the body of Aldrich, 46, just north of Beach Access No. 5 in June 2006.
Capps was arrested in December of 2006 but was released on a $100,000 bond.
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