Criminal Law
A Murder and Conspiracy Suspect Requests a Sentencing Postponement
The attorney representing the man identified by authorities as the leader of a group of people who robbed La Placita market in 2017 and killed a person there has requested a postponement in the sentencing hearing.
Jorge Caballero-Melgar, 36, of Nashville, awaits sentencing on charges of murder through use of a firearm during a crime of violence, conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, interference with commerce by robbery, conspiracy to carry or possess a firearm during a crime of violence and illegal re-entry after deportation.
Caballero-Melgar is one of five people convicted in the March 17, 2017, robbery of La Placita.
