This week began in Texas the trial against Hispanic Clara Jassmin Ledward, accused of killing her husband in events reported in May of last year.
Mundo Hispánico reported that, this Monday, Judge Denn Whalen, of the Criminal Court 70 of the District in Ector County, Texas, opened the sessions as part of the process against the wife of 29 years.
Only for the crime of murder in the first degree, the woman is exposed to between 20 and 70 years in prison, depending on state law.
Ledward is accused of killing her husband, Jacob Ledward, of 24, on 16 May of 2021. The motive for the crime has not been established.
The defendant, who remains in custody in the aforementioned county jail, fled to Mexico just after the events and evaded the authorities for more than two months.
The Odessa Police Department reported in a press release that the Hispanic woman was arrested on 29 last July at the Brewster County Hospital in Alpine, Texas.
Ledward’s arrest was achieved through a multi-agency effort federal and state, as well as officials in Mexico.
“At the beginning of the investigation, the Odessa Police Department learned of the fact that Ms. Ledward escaped to Mexico. Our partners at the FBI assisted in the process by issuing an arrest warrant under Illegal Flight to Avoid Prosecution so that we could work with the Government of Mexico in apprehending her,” the Department explained.
“On 29 July 2021, Clara Ledward was detained by Mexican authorities in Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico. In the midst of the arrest, Clara Ledward received minor gunshot wounds. Authorities extradited Ledward to the United States and to Brewster County for medical care,” they added.
The woman would have exchanged shots with agents before she was arrested.
The husband of the Mexican woman was found dead in the family home located in the block 2000 East 7th Street in Odessa.
Clara used five different names
2021
Several gaps stand out in the research. One of these is that the authorities have not revealed how the man, a construction worker, was killed.
Another detail is that the suspect used various pseudonyms such as Tatiana Licon, Clara Licon, Tatiana Ledward and Clara Hays.