NO In 31 Minutes Jury Decided Fate of Families, Community

No justice, no peace. This is why I am writing this article. If you’re ever a juror in Lubbock County, you have the responsibility to make things right. You have the opportunity to put drunk drivers who take innocent lives in your community behind bars. Probation should never be an option. It’s not an eye for an eye, it is doing the time for the crime. Actions have consequences.

On August 3rd, 2017 Jonathan Pesqueda never made it home because Alexander Proctor May decided to drive drunk the wrong way on South Loop 289. His blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit and officers found cocaine in his truck. The jury had the chance to send a message that drinking and driving is not tolerated in Lubbock County no matter who you are or if you have a clean record. The jury wasted no time finding him guilty of manslaughter but then only gave probation as his punishment. During the trial we heard powerful testimony about that horrible night. We saw gut wrenching evidence from the crime scene. We truly believed justice for Jonathan would be delivered. It was not. As our family grieved all over again, the defendant’s brother celebrated in court with fist pumps, as he learned Alexander would walk free. He has not shown our family any remorse. But the apology he gave to the jury worked. I am so upset as I write this because I cannot understand