A federal grand jury in San Antonio, Texas has indicted two men after they were charged in connection to a deadly human smuggling incident in late June that killed 53 illegal immigrants and injured 11 more.
The 53 people who died, three of whom were minors, were among a group of illegal immigrants found inside an 18-wheeler truck on a remote back road in southwest San Antonio on June 27.
The two men indicted are Homero Zamorano, Jr., 46, of Pasadena, and Christian Martinez, 28, of Palestine.
According to the Justice Department in a release, the charges in the federal indictment comprise one count of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens resulting in death; one count of transportation of illegal aliens resulting in death; one count of conspiracy to transport aliens resulting in serious bodily injury and placing lives in jeopardy; and one count of transportation of illegal aliens resulting in serious bodily injury and placing lives in jeopardy….