The evidence presented by the Attorney General’s Office allowed a judge to sentence José Alejandro Rivera Montoya, alias Youtuber, to 21 years in prison, responsible for the crimes of attempted murder and manufacture, trafficking and possession of firearms or ammunition (aggravated).
The facts took place on August 5, 2022 in Brisas Bajo neighborhood in the municipality of Puerto Boyacá when the defendant, in the company of two other people, approached the 17-year-old victim and shot him several times.
The investigation confirmed that a teenager was shot by Rivera Montoya and was taken to a medical center where he was saved.
The attack allegedly occurred because the victim refused to give information about another person who was allegedly responsible for a theft.
The information contained in this press release corresponds to the narration of the objective news provided by the officials in charge of carrying out criminal investigations within the Office of the Attorney General. By the time this communication is disclosed, the legal status of the people mentioned is still pending to be resolved by the competent judicial authority, always under the presumption of innocence contemplated by Article 29 of the Political Constitution and Article 7 of Law 906 of 2004.