A North Dakota man who pleaded guilty to attempting to strangle a romantic partner on a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico was sentenced Tuesday to three years in federal prison.
A North Dakota man has been sentenced to prison after he was convicted of assault for trying to strangle his girlfriend while on a cruise ship off the coast of Galveston.
Galveston cruise ship passenger sentenced to prison for attempted strangling
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GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) A passenger who departed Galveston on a cruise ship in 2018 with a woman he later tried to strangle and suffocate while on-board has been sentenced to federal prison for the crime.
Hector Fernando Blanco, 45, was ordered to serve three years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the attack, which happened approximately 45 miles off the coast of Galveston in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas. No excuse can justify Hector Blanco s violent actions that turned a dream vacation into a dreadful nightmare for his victim, FBI Special Agent in Charge Perrye K. Turner said in a statement. I am extremely proud of FBI special agents in the Texas City Resident Agency and our victim specialists who provided compassionate support to the brave survivor who reported this crime.