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Martinez set for trial
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San Benito News
Rogelio Martinez, Jr.NEWS Staff ReportBROWNSVILLE, TX—The accused killer of veteran San Benito police officer faces trial on Capital Murder and other charges next week.
Martinez’s trial is set to begin on Monday August 10 in a Cameron County courtroom.
Resendez was a product of San Benito public schools, graduating from San Benito High School in 1987 and attending Rangerville Elementary, Miller Jordan, and Berta Cabaza middle schools.
At 10:58 p.m., San Benito police were informed that the chase now involved Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers.
According to SBPD records, Resendez is the first and only SBPD officer to be killed in the line of duty.