El Paso Massacre Suspect Expected To Plead Guilty

Patrick Crusius

The Collin County man accused in the 2019 mass murder at an El Paso Walmart is ready to plead guilty to federal hate crime charges. The state is accusing Patrick Crusius of Allen of murdering 23 Hispanics in what prosecutors call a race-based hate crime. Lawyers for Crusius filed a motion for re-arraignment on the federal charges, which would pave the way for a guilty plea. However, federal prosecutors announced they would not seek the death penalty.