Victoria men found guilty of engaging in organized criminal activity, convictions among last of massive HPL indictments
Gheni Platenburg • Victoria Advocate
Originally published January 30, 2012 at 8:18 p.m., updated January 30, 2012 at 11:45 p.m.
After a week of testimony, a Victoria County jury found two men guilty on Monday of engaging in organized criminal activity.
Robert Lindstrom, also known as "Stutter," and Robert Saldana, aka "Wedo," both of Victoria, were found guilty conspiring to cause serious bodily harm to Paul Benavides, aka "Pow Wow," by shooting him.
All three men are members of the Hermanos Pistoleros Latinos street gang.
"I'm pleased with the outcome," said Victoria County District Attorney Steve Tyler. "We had a lot of help from different agencies over time. This has been a two-to-three year plan for dismantling the HPL that began with the Victoria Police Department's Special Crimes Unit. They developed some evidence and cooperating individuals."
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