Jurors Recommend Life in Prison for Confessed Hollywood Cop Killer
Jury chose life without parole over death penalty for 22-year-old Banegas after brief deliberation in officer's 2021 fatal shooting, reflecting defense's age-based plea.
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Jury recommends life in prison without parole for man who fatally shot Hollywood Police officer - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
A Broward jury decided to give a convicted police killer life in prison without parole after deliberating for just a few hours on Monday. Twenty-two-year-old Jason Banegas sat with a straight face and shook his head toward his defense attorney after the jury foreperson gave the decision. “Jason Banegas will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. So say we all this 15th day of December 2025, Fort Lauderdale, Florida,” s…
Jury recommends life in prison for man who killed Hollywood Police officer in 2021
A jury has recommended life in prison instead of the death penalty for a man who pleaded guilty to murdering a Hollywood Police officer back in 2021. The jury gave its recommendation on Monday in the case of Jason Banegas, who pleaded guilty in October in the killing of Officer Yandy Chirino. Jurors were deciding whether to give Banegas life...
A jury recommended this Monday life imprisonment for Jason Banegas, who pleaded guilty in October to murder in 2021 Yandy Chirino, an officer of the Hollywood Police. Juries had to decide between life imprisonment or the death penalty, but after approximately two hours of deliberation, they returned with the recommendation of life imprisonment. In order for Banegas to receive the death penalty, eight of the twelve members of the jury would have …
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