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Mafia Leader Pleads Guilty to Officer Slaying, 4 Other Deaths

A 38-year-old Texas Mexican Mafia leader has pleaded guilty to all federal charges against him, including charges related to the slaying of a San Antonio-area police officer and four other gang members.

San Antonio TV station WOAI reports Ruben "Menace" Reyes admitted responsibility for ordering the 2014 slaying of Balcones Heights Police Officer Julian Pesina. He was killed outside his "Notorious Ink Tattoo and Piercing Studio."

The San Antonio Express News reported earlier Pesina had been under investigation. According to a federal indictment, Pesina claimed to be a gang member. When the gang looked at his Facebook page, they saw he identified himself as a police officer.

Reyes faces a life prison sentence when he returns to court in September for his sentencing hearing.

Copyright AP - Associated Press
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