David Castleberry, a man from San Antonio, received a life sentence yesterday for his role in a fatal shooting incident that occurred in Atascosa County in 2023. A jury took just 20 minutes to find Castleberry guilty on the last Friday, as reported by KSAT.
The trial revolved around the death of Lucio Carmona, also from San Antonio. Atascosa County Sheriff David Soward confirmed that Castleberry, along with co-defendant Clarissa Guillen, were believed to have known the victim. The pair is suspected of shooting Carmona during an apparent robbery at the start of January 2023. "They confessed to being involved in the fatal shooting," Soward told KSAT. The statement reflected a grim outcome of what began as a theft escalated to a murderer.
Shortly after the incident, Carmona's body was discovered on a road's side north of Pleasanton in Atascosa County. Following interviews with the victim's family, it was determined that Carmona was last seen with Castleberry and Guillen on the day his body was found, according to Our Lady of the Assumption Parish news website.
The apprehension of Castleberry and Guillen transpired after a traffic stop involving a stolen vehicle. Upon their arrest, Soward disclosed, they admitted their involvement in Carmona’s death and were consequently charged with murder. While Castleberry has faced judgement, Guillen still awaits trial in relation to the case.
