Angel Arellano And Epimenio Leal are two teens from Florida who would murder a taxi driver
According to court documents Angel Arellano And Epimenio Leal would call the taxi driver to a remote location in order to rob him. When the taxi driver showed up he would be fatally shot in the head.
Angel Arellano, who was 15, And Epimenio Leal, who was seventeen, would be arrested, tried as adults, convicted and sentenced to forty years in prison
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Angel Arellano Now
| DC Number: | Q70580 |
|---|---|
| Name: | ARELLANO, ANGEL D |
| Race: | HISPANIC |
| Sex: | MALE |
| Birth Date: | 08/04/2004 |
| Initial Receipt Date: | 10/02/2019 |
| Current Facility: | CHARLOTTE C.I. |
| Current Custody: | CLOSE |
| Current Release Date: | 04/15/2058 |
Epimenio Leal Now
| DC Number: | A70580 |
|---|---|
| Name: | LEAL, EPIMENIO |
| Race: | WHITE |
| Sex: | MALE |
| Birth Date: | 12/21/2001 |
| Initial Receipt Date: | 10/02/2019 |
| Current Facility: | APALACHEE EAST UNIT |
| Current Custody: | CLOSE |
| Current Release Date: | 04/15/2058 |
Angel Arellano And Epimenio Leal Sentencing
County Sheriff’s Office shared on social media two teens have been sentenced for shooting and killing a male taxi driver in Lehigh Acres in 2018.
Angel Arellano, 15, and Epimenio Leal, 17, were sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in prison for the murder of Hinso Estreplit, a self-employed taxi driver.
Both teens pled no contest to and found guilty of charges for First-Degree Murder and Robbery With A Firearm.
In April 2018, Arellano and Leal called for taxi to a remote road in Lehigh Acres, luring a taxi driver to the location. Both teens went up to the driver, shooting and killing him. Then, they stole the victim’s wallet, phone and a metal box containing money.
Judge Bruce Kyle served the sentencing for Arellano and Leal, while Assistant State Attorney Andreas Gardiner of the LCSO homicide unit and Assistant State Attorney Jennifer Justham prosecuted the cases.
The two teens face 10 years of probation following time served. The sentence also carries a 25-year minimum mandatory requirement based upon Florida’s 10-20-Life law. Additionally, because they are juveniles, each are entitled to a court review of their sentences after serving 25 years per Florida’s sentencing laws related to the sentencing of juveniles as adults. Both teens were sentenced in Lee County court.
