San Antonio man gets 25-year prison sentence for 2016 murder charge plea deal Jorge Rivera is charged with the murder of Javier Soto
Man arrested in cold case killing of decapitated, burned victim found in dumpster, SAPD says
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after accepting a plea deal for a 2016 murder charge.
Jorge Rivera was indicted earlier this month for the murder of Javier Soto.
He was arrested in April during a traffic stop after several migrants were found in his truck.
When Rivera was taken into custody and questioned, San Antonio police said he also confessed to Soto’s murder.
According to a previous KSAT report , Soto’s decapitated body was found burning in a dumpster on Goliad Road on the Southeast Side.
Prior to his death, law enforcement said Soto was last seen in Houston on Aug. 20.
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