SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio teen convicted of murdering another teen two years ago could soon be let out of jail after serving 11 months of his 25-year sentence.
It’s been two years this month since Sebastian Vasquez Carpio’s body was found inside a burned-out car in west Bexar County.
The 17-year-old was killed by the other teen, who we aren’t identifying since he has yet to be ruled as an adult.
On Wednesday, a transfer/release hearing will be held as the convicted teen is aging out of the juvenile system.
A judge will decide if the teen will be transferred to adult prison or released to serve the remaining sentence on parole.
“I feel that 11 months is not sufficient for the state to consider his release,” said Ana Maria Carpio, Sebastian Vasquez Carpio’s mother. “I believe in rehabilitation when one is deserving of it, but I feel this individual does not deserve to get a second opportunity.”
Ana Maria Carpio looks at photo of her son Sebastian who was murdered in 2020. (Copyright 2022 by KSAT – All rights reserved.)
Carpio has asked for community support as she isn’t allowed to give a victim’s impact statement since she already made one during a previous hearing.
She posted a petition online asking for others to write statements on why the teen shouldn’t be released from jail.
Those statements will be put in the court file, and the judge could review them before making a decision on this case.
Wednesday’s hearing will be in the 289th juvenile district court at 9 a.m.
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