Guilty of murder
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Angel Vega-Sanchez sits quietly in Webster County District Court Thursday afternoon as Judge Kurt Wilke reads the verdict in his trial. Vega-Sanchez was found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife, Rachelle Vega, on May 17, 2009.
The jury found Angel Dejesus Vega-Sanchez, of Fort Dodge, guilty of first-degree murder in Webster County late Thursday afternoon.
After approximately three hours of deliberation, the District Court jury convicted Vega-Sanchez of the May 17 shooting of his wife.
Vega-Sanchez, 29, shot Rachelle Vega, 42, four times while she was sitting on a couch at a home at 1323 Fifth Ave. S.
Vega-Sanchez was stoic in his seat while the verdict was read.
Vega’s mother and grandparents were in the courtroom when the verdict was read.
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