{"id":480346,"date":"2026-10-29T12:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T12:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/480346\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T12:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T12:58:08","slug":"san-antonio-man-sentenced-to-70-years-for-killing-girlfriends-coworker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/480346\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio man sentenced to 70 years for killing girlfriend\u2019s coworker"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) \u2014\u00a0A San Antonio man will spend 70 years in prison for murdering his girlfriend\u2019s coworker in 2025 over a suspected affair, the Bexar County District Attorney\u2019s Office said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Ronnie Jay Salas, 24, was convicted Oct. 23 in the fatal shooting of Andre Montera, 24, on the Southwest Side.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors said Salas ambushed Montera on April 23, 2025, while he was sitting in a car outside his apartment in the 100 block of Ames Avenue. Salas confronted Montera and shot him in the stomach.<\/p>\n

Montera was taken to a hospital, where he later died. Salas fled before police arrived.<\/p>\n

U.S. Marshals arrested<\/a> Salas in Kansas on May 15, 2025, after authorities issued a Crime Stoppers alert seeking information about his whereabouts. His extradition to Bexar County took about three months.<\/p>\n

Montera\u2019s mother, Toni Brantley, previously criticized the lengthy extradition process, saying she feared the suspect could be released while awaiting transfer to Texas.<\/p>\n

Salas\u2019 jury trial began last week and concluded Oct. 23 with a guilty verdict and a 70-year prison sentence.<\/p>\n

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