Jason Bush, 36, was convicted of first-degree murder last month in the May 30, 2009, deaths of Arivaca residents Raul Junior Flores, 29, and his daughter Brisenia Flores, 9.
Bush was part of Minutemen American Defense founder Shawna Forde's plan to rob and kill drug smugglers to fund her organization, prosecutors say. Forde, 43, was already convicted and sentenced to death in February.
Bush had shot Junior Flores multiple times in the neck and torso and then he shot Brisenia Flores twice in the face at point blank range as the girl begged for her life., according to Gina Gonzalez, 32, the sole survivor in the attack that killed her husband and daughter.
Bush has a documented history of mental illness going back to when he was 10 years old and his parents put him into a mental institution for criminal behavior, Parrish reminded jurors. Bush was eventually diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia."However, even if Bush does suffer from that ailment, it didn’t cause him to paint his face black, don a tactical vest, drive to the Flores house and open fire," Deputy Pima County Attorney Rick Unklesbay told jurors. "It wasn’t paranoid schizophrenia that made him try to shoot Gonzalez again upon learning she was alive."
“He made choices. He made choices every step of the way,” added Unklesbay.
Bush was also found guilty of attempted first-degree murder, first-degree burglary and multiple counts of robbery and aggravated assault. He will be sentenced on those counts May 13.
Co-defendant Albert Gaxiola, who could also face the death penalty, is scheduled to go to trial June 1.ORIGINAL SOURCE
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