A St. Tammany Parish jury deliberated for just 20 minutes Thursday (June 27) before finding Fernando Cortez guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of 48-year-old Sandra Aldridge.

Jurors convicted Fernando Cortez, 30, of second-degree murder on Thursday after hearing testimony about the brutal 2020 stabbing of Sandra Aldridge, northshore District Attorney Collin Sims ...

According to District Attorney Collin Sims, a jury in St. Tammany Parish found Fernando Cortez, 30, guilty after approximately 20 minutes of deliberation.Testimony established that around 5:30 a.m ...

Almost 20 years after Alfredo Lopez-Nabor, 16, was shot and killed in a Circle K parking lot, Fernando Cortez, 38, admitted to causing his death. Though initially charged with murder, Cortez ...

With flicks of a brush, Fernando Cortez breathed life into iconic art he created 33 years ago. Over the past week, he's restored the luster to a blond beauty, adorning the nose of a B-25 Mitchell ...

See About archive blog posts. Fernando Cortez, 21, a young Latino man, was killed in a deputy-involved shooting in the 1500 block of East 92nd Street in Florence about 5:55 p.m. Saturday ...

Investigators developed probable cause to arrest Fernando Cortez, but the suspect who was 19 at the time fled to Mexico. A Salem police detective reopened the investigation a decade later as a ...

Police say Fernando Cortez, who was 19 at the time, shot and killed 16-year-old Alfredo Lopez-Nabor outside a Circle K convenience store in Salem on May 9, 1998. Salem Police were going to arrest ...

LACOMBE, La. (WVUE) - 26-year-old Fernando Cortez was arrested after fatally stabbing his girlfriend, 48-year-old Sandra Aldridge, in their house in Lacombe. The incident occurred at around 4 a.m ...

ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WGNO) — A St. Tammany Parish jury found 30-year-old Fernando Cortez guilty of second-degree murder on Thursday, June 27. According to the Office of District Attorney ...

This undated photo provided by the Oxnard Police Department shows Fernando Cortez. (Oxnard Police Department via AP) Authorities say 16-year-old Alfredo Lopez-Nabor was fatally shot May 9 ...

Almost 20 years after Alfredo Lopez-Nabor, 16, was shot and killed in a Circle K parking lot, Fernando Cortez, 38, admitted to causing his death. Though initially charged with murder, Cortez ...