Cubans arrested

The Cuban David de Jesús Contreras, who was arrested in early November of last year for shooting his own son to death in the city of Kendallwas granted conditional release, which will allow him to be under house arrest.

According to the media NBC Miamithe decision was ruled by Judge David H. Young during a hearing held on Tuesday, April 30.

The judge indicated that he made the decision after considering that Contreras, 52, did not represent a risk to society, since the incident was an isolated one.

“This was a senseless murder that took place… based on all the evidence I have heard, it was an execution-style murder. “I know the state wants me to keep him locked up, but I can’t get over the fact that this was an isolated incident, he doesn’t pose a danger to the community at large, so I’m going to release him,” Young said Tuesday.

The incident occurred on November 3, 2023, when Contreras shot his son, Eric Contreras, 21, and later called the police to confess what he had done.

The young man was a student at Florida International University (FIU), and had graduated from Christopher Columbus High School.

Officers arrived at the home near the intersection of Southwest 106th Street and 84th Avenue, west of South Dixie Highway, where they found the young man without vital signs.

At the end of that month, Contreras pleaded “not guilty” through his lawyer during a formal reading of the charges against him..

Days after the shooting, the local press noted that the young man suffered from mental problems, which may have played an important role in an argument that ended up getting out of control.

During this Tuesday’s hearing, psychologist Dr. Michael Brannon and close friends of Contreras took the stand, speaking in his favor and stating “they do not believe that it would be harmful to himself or others if he were granted freedom.” .

The specialist explained that the Cuban carried out a psychological evaluation in which he scored 0 as a potential risk factor, so the psychologist considered that there were no factors that suggested that Contreras could act violently again.

When asked how it was possible that a “healthy” person could shoot his own son, the psychologist claimed that it had been “situational” factors, since that day a verbal argument had arisen that escalated until it reached what he said. physical.

The judge ended up ordering that Contreras remain in total confinement while wearing a GPS monitor, and that he only leave the house to see a doctor or his lawyer.

Likewise, Young determined that Contreras should not be allowed to live with family members, stating that it was “a recipe for disaster.”

In that sense, he indicated that Contreras required the authorization of a doctor if he wanted to receive a visit from his wife or his other son.

For now, the Cuban must continue attending therapy while he is on parole.