{"id":137107,"date":"2026-01-25T02:02:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T02:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/137107\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T02:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T02:02:22","slug":"man-sentenced-to-35-years-in-prison-for-road-rage-murder-on-northeast-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/137107\/","title":{"rendered":"Man sentenced to 35 years in prison for road rage murder on Northeast Side"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A man was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Friday in connection with a fatal Northeast Side shooting in 2024<\/a>, the Bexar County District Attorney\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n

Nicholas Hernandez, 24, was found guilty of 31-year-old Julie Marie Butcher\u2019s murder during a road rage incident. <\/p>\n

Authorities said the shooting happened after 9 p.m. on Nov. 8, 2024, on the Interstate 35 southbound access road between Eisenhauer Road and Rittiman Road.<\/p>\n

San Antonio police officers found Butcher dead inside her overturned vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head.<\/p>\n

Hernandez was not present when police arrived, but a witness told authorities that they saw gunshots come from a blue and silver vehicle. <\/p>\n

Surveillance footage captured a vehicle matching the witnesses\u2019 description fleeing the scene, according to an arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n

On Nov. 10, 2024, an anonymous tip submitted to Crime Stoppers of San Antonio said Hernandez had confessed to the shooting and asked a friend for help in disposing evidence.<\/p>\n

A search of Hernandez\u2019s phone records showed that his phone was at the location of the shooting that evening, the affidavit said.<\/p>\n

He was arrested and charged with murder on Nov. 27, 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cJulie\u2019s life was tragically taken, and we hope her loved ones can take some measure of solace in the sentence imposed today,\u201d said Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales. <\/p>\n

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