Topline: Police say the man was convicted in of domestic battery and abuse and neglect or endangerment of a child nine days before the murder.
Published: March 17, 2025 7:00 am ET
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Esteban Garcia (via Washoe County Jail) Background: The scene of the shooting. (Courtesy Emily Bonito/KOLO)
RENO, NV – A Nevada man was found convicted in the 2023 murder of the mother of his child nine days after a protective court order was issued.
According to ABC affiliate KOLO, Esteban Garcia was found guilty for the shooting and killing 20-year-old Jennifer Beltran-Galassi.
Police say Garcia was convicted in of domestic battery and abuse and neglect or endangerment of a child on July 27, 2023. He was sentenced to probation and was ordered not to have contact with Beltran-Glassi.
Nine days later, on Saturday, August 5, 2023, police responded to the area of Gepford Parkway and Woods Drive in Sun Valley, Nevada, and found Beltran-Glassi inside a car with a gunshot wound to her head.
She was rushed to a hospital where she died.
Authorities arrested Garcia, who was 21 at the time, at a nearby residence.
Garcia will be sentenced in April.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
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Esteban Garcia (via Washoe County Jail) Background: The scene of the shooting. (Courtesy Emily Bonito/KOLO)
RENO, NV – A Nevada man was found convicted in the 2023 murder of the mother of his child nine days after a protective court order was issued.
According to ABC affiliate KOLO, Esteban Garcia was found guilty for the shooting and killing 20-year-old Jennifer Beltran-Galassi.
Police say Garcia was convicted in of domestic battery and abuse and neglect or endangerment of a child on July 27, 2023. He was sentenced to probation and was ordered not to have contact with Beltran-Glassi.
Nine days later, on Saturday, August 5, 2023, police responded to the area of Gepford Parkway and Woods Drive in Sun Valley, Nevada, and found Beltran-Glassi inside a car with a gunshot wound to her head.
She was rushed to a hospital where she died.
Authorities arrested Garcia, who was 21 at the time, at a nearby residence.
Garcia will be sentenced in April.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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Nevada Man Convicted of Killing Mother of His Child Nine Days After Protective Court Order
Police say the man was convicted in of domestic battery and abuse and neglect or endangerment of a child nine days before the murder.
By Jacob Charles
Published: March 17, 2025 7:00 am ET
Esteban Garcia (via Washoe County Jail) Background: The scene of the shooting. (Courtesy Emily Bonito/KOLO)
RENO, NV – A Nevada man was found convicted in the 2023 murder of the mother of his child nine days after a protective court order was issued.
According to ABC affiliate KOLO, Esteban Garcia was found guilty for the shooting and killing 20-year-old Jennifer Beltran-Galassi.
Police say Garcia was convicted in of domestic battery and abuse and neglect or endangerment of a child on July 27, 2023. He was sentenced to probation and was ordered not to have contact with Beltran-Glassi.
Nine days later, on Saturday, August 5, 2023, police responded to the area of Gepford Parkway and Woods Drive in Sun Valley, Nevada, and found Beltran-Glassi inside a car with a gunshot wound to her head.
She was rushed to a hospital where she died.
Authorities arrested Garcia, who was 21 at the time, at a nearby residence.
Garcia will be sentenced in April.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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