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Pharr, TX -

Alejandro Trevino (18), Christian Trevino (17), and Juan Eduardo Melendez (18) are facing capital murder charges for beating and killing Gabriel Quintanilla (42) after discovering that he was actively abusing Alejandro and Christian's 9-year-old sister.

The three teenagers are currently in custody and have their bonds set at over 1 million dollars each. If convicted of capital murder, they face a minimum sentence of life imprisonment without parole.

We ask that the state of Texas to release these teenagers, who could possibly spend the rest of their life in prison for protecting their sister.