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El Paso man jailed after alleged threats against judge & accused Walmart shooter

Jose Humberto Martinez
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38-year-old Jose Humberto Martinez is shown in his mugshot after his arrest.

EL PASO, Texas - The El Paso County Sheriff's Office said Saturday it had arrested a man who allegedly made death threats against a judge and the suspected shooter in the Walmart massacre.

According to deputies, 38-year-old Jose Humberto Martinez called the courthouse and threatened to kill the presiding district court judge if mass shooting suspect Patrick Crusius is not sentenced to the death penalty.

Authorities said Martinez also allegedly threatened to kill Crusius.

Martinez was charged Friday with making a terroristic threat, a third degree felony.

He remained behind bars Saturday in the El Paso County Detention Facility on $75,000 bond.

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