Gilbert Martinez is a Mexican American
on death row in the state of Arizona. He was convicted on .
Crime
According to the DOC, On June 12, 2003,
Cody Martinez was at a friend’s house when another friend, Jonathan
Summey-Montano, arrived with the victim. Once inside, Martinez and
Summey-Montano decided to rob the victim. After joking with the
victim, Martinez punched him in the face, then kicked and punched him
for several minutes. Martinez and Summey-Montano eventually took the
victim to the kitchen, where he was forced to lay on his stomach
while they and another friend kicked him repeatedly. Eventually,
Martinez directed two other friends to pull a car around the back of
the house. While the car was being moved, Martinez returned to the
kitchen with a shotgun, then bludgeoned the victim’s head with the
weapon. Martinez and Summey-Montano then bound the victim’s hands
with wire and his feet with duct tape. After the victim was bound,
they removed his shoes and socks and robbed him of his money and
jewelry. They placed him into the trunk of the car, and proceeded to
the victim’s apartment. At the victim’s home, Martinez and
Summey-Montano stole computer equipment, liquor, jewelry, drugs and
music CD’s. They returned to the vehicle, which then would not
start. They pushed the car to a nearby gas station, attempted to fix
it, and eventually called a friend for a ride. Once the friend
arrived, they got both cars to a residential street, loaded the
victim into the cargo space of the new vehicle and drove to a remote
area near the Tucson airport. At the desert area, Summey-Montano
dragged the victim out of the vehicle. They instructed him to stand
up, then beat him to the ground and continued punching and kicking
for several minutes. After beating him, Martinez shot him twice with
a shotgun. Martinez covered the victim with trash and lit the body on
fire. A police officer noticed the smoke and subsequently pulled over
the vehicle leaving the scene. Martinez and the others were arrested
shortly thereafter.
Address
ASPC-F CENTRAL D/RW
Gilbert Martinez 179269
PO Box 8200
Florence, AZ 85132
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