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Tarlac cop who shot neighbors to death pleads not guilty to murder By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS, GMA News
Published January 10, 2021 3:25pm Jonel Nuezca, the cop who was caught on video fatally shooting his neighbors Sonya Rufino Gregorio and her son Frank Anthony during a heated argument in Paniqui, Tarlac in December, pleaded not guilty to murder charges. A report released by Police Regional Office 3 Director Valeriano de Leon said on Sunday that Nuezca pleaded not guilty during the arraignment and pre-trial conducted on January 7, even after he was caught on video shooting and killing his neighbors in broad daylight.
SunStar Tarlac cop pleads not guilty to murder
PANGASINAN. Policeman Jonel Nuezca is booked for murder at a police station in Rosales, Pangasinan on December 20, 2020. (File)
+ January 10, 2021 THE policeman who shot dead Sonya Gregorio and her son Frank Anthony during an altercation on December 20, 2020 in Paniqui, Tarlac has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.
Central Luzon Police Regional Office Director Valeriano de Leon said dismissed policeman Jonel Nuezca entered a plea of not guilty during his arraignment on Friday, January 8, 2021.
“Sa ngayon nasa custody pa rin s’ya ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology,” De Leon said in a telephone interview Sunday, January 10.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 10) Jonel Nuezca, the police officer who fatally shot his neighbors Sonya and Frank Anthony Gregorio in Tarlac, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges filed against him, according to the Gregorio family s legal counsel.
Atty. Alfredo Villamor, one of the lawyers of the Gregorio family, told CNN Philippines in a Viber interview Sunday that Nuezca entered the plea during his arraignment on January 7. No other details were provided.
On December 20, the 52-year-old Sonya and her son 25-year-old Frank Anthony were shot dead by Nuezca in Paniqui town during a heated argument. The officer is facing two counts of murder as a result of the incident, which was caught on video that has since gone viral. This has sparked nationwide cries for justice and calls for police reforms.
The police officer who shot his unarmed neighbors during a heated argument last month will be dismissed from service after a recommendation is released