United States of America v. Joel Garcia Elizondo Jr

Midland , Texas Criminal defense lawyers represented a Texas Man Sentenced for Enticement of a Minor.

A Kingsville man was sentenced in a federal court in Midland to 168 months in prison for enticement of a minor.



According to court documents, Joel Garcia Elizondo Jr., 34, discussed engaging in multiple sexual acts with a person he believed was a 15-year-old girl over various social media applications. Elizondo agreed to meet the girl outside an Odessa middle school one evening. Once Elizondo arrived outside the school, he was immediately taken into custody by Texas Department of Public Safety (TX DPS) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) special agents and Odessa Police Department officers. On Aug. 1, a federal jury in Midland found Elizondo guilty of the charge.



"These investigations are crucial to protecting children across our district, and the nation, as they identify and apprehend adults who are willing to meet children online for sex,” said U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas. "I appreciate the proactive efforts of our law enforcement partners who potentially prevented a hands-on sexual assault of a child by this defendant.”



TX DPS, the Odessa Police Department and Midland County Sheriff's Office investigated the case.



Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joe Mahoney and John Fedock prosecuted the case.



This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

01/03/2024 55 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by Joel Garcia Elizondo, Jr for dates of 06/28/2023 before Judge Ronald C. Griffin,. Proceedings Transcribed: Docket Call as to Joel Garcia Elizondo, Jr.. Court Reporter: FTR - Arlinda Rodriguez. re Notice of Appeal - Final Judgment,, (Ebaugh, Nelson) (Entered: 01/03/2024)

01/03/2024 56 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by Joel Garcia Elizondo, Jr for dates of 07/11/2023 before Judge Ronald C. Griffin,. Proceedings Transcribed: Status Conference as to Joel Garcia Elizondo, Jr.. Court Reporter: Arlinda Rodriguez. re Notice of Appeal - Final Judgment,, (Ebaugh, Nelson) (Entered: 01/03/2024)

01/03/2024 57 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by Joel Garcia Elizondo, Jr for dates of 07/14/2023 before Judge Ronald C. Griffin,. Proceedings Transcribed: Status Conference as to Joel Garcia Elizondo, Jr.. Court Reporter: Arlinda Rodriguez. re Notice of Appeal - Final Judgment,, (Ebaugh, Nelson) (Entered: 01/03/2024)

01/03/2024 58 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by Joel Garcia Elizondo, Jr for dates of 07/31/2023 before Judge David Counts,. Proceedings Transcribed: Jury Trial as to Joel Garcia Elizondo, Jr.. Court Reporter: Tamara Ross. re Notice of Appeal - Final Judgment,, (Ebaugh, Nelson) (Entered: 01/03/2024)

01/03/2024 59 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by Joel Garcia Elizondo, Jr for dates of 08/01/2023 before Judge David Counts,. Proceedings Transcribed: Jury Trial as to Joel Garcia Elizondo, Jr.. Court Reporter: Tamara Ross. re Notice of Appeal - Final Judgment,, (Ebaugh, Nelson) (Entered: 01/03/2024)

01/03/2024 60 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by Joel Garcia Elizondo, Jr for dates of 11/01/2023 before Judge David Counts,. Proceedings Transcribed: Sentencing held on 11/01/2023 for Joel Garcia Elizondo, Jr.. Court Reporter: Tamara Ross. re Notice of Appeal - Final Judgment,, (Ebaugh, Nelson) (Entered: 01/03/2024)