Donyell Moton is headed to prison for decades after a Bexar County jury convicted him in the November 2022 road-rage shooting that killed 70-year-old Roberto Huron. Prosecutors say a blowup on the road spilled into a southeast-side Walmart parking lot, ending with gunfire and a deadly reminder of how quickly tempers on San Antonio streets can turn violent, according to KSAT.
Judge imposes decades in prison
A Bexar County judge sentenced Moton to 40 years in prison following his conviction, according to the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office. As reported by KSAT, jurors returned guilty verdicts last week after hearing witness testimony and reviewing physical evidence laid out by prosecutors.
Prosecutors say he fired into the victim's car
During trial, prosecutors said Moton followed behind Huron and his wife, then pointed a gun out of his own vehicle and fired several rounds into Huron’s car, based on police reports. Officers later found Huron critically injured inside the vehicle in the Walmart parking lot on the Southeast Side, and he died at a local hospital, News 4 San Antonio reported.
Self-defense claim challenged at trial
Moton admitted to pulling the trigger but told police he did it in self-defense, claiming Huron had brake-checked him and tried to run him off the road. Multiple eyewitnesses, however, testified that Huron’s driving was not aggressive or dangerous in the moments before the shooting, a detail highlighted by KABB / FOX San Antonio. Jurors heard that testimony as a key part of the state’s case in rejecting Moton’s self-defense story.
Charges and what comes next
Moton faced charges of murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon during the trial, according to News 4 San Antonio. With the conviction and sentence now in place, he is set to be returned to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to begin serving his 40-year term. Information on whether Moton plans to appeal was not immediately available.
