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  • Arochi sentenced to life in prison

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    Before leaving the witness stand of the 401st District Court in the Collin County courthouse for the final time, Mark Morris had something to say to Enrique Arochi, the man sentenced to life in prison for the aggravated kidnapping of his daughter and UTD alumna Christina Morris. “I hope you rot in hell,” he said.…

  • Arochi Trial: September 27

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    On Tuesday, Enrique Arochi, the man convicted of the aggravated kidnapping of UTD alumna Christina Morris, waived his right for a jury to decide his punishment. Judge Mark Rusch will decide his fate at a hearing on Friday. Before Arochi walked in, attorneys for both sides hustled in and out of the courtroom, delaying the…

  • Arochi Trial: September 21

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    Guilty or not guilty. For the better part of two weeks, those words have been on the minds of everyone watching the trial of Enrique Arochi, the man charged with the aggravated kidnapping of UTD alumna Christina Morris. On Sept. 21, after 17 hours of deliberation, a Collin County jury announced their verdict: guilty. The…

  • Arochi Trial: September 20

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    After hearing the closing arguments in the trial of Enrique Arochi, the man charged in the aggravated kidnapping of UTD alumna Christina Morris, the jury deliberated for approximately seven hours. They did not reach a conclusion and were sent to a hotel for the night. They will resume deliberations tomorrow morning. The prosecution stated during closing…

  • Arochi Trial: September 19

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    Plano detective Robyn Busby said she believes in the early morning hours of Aug. 30, 2014, Enrique Arochi made Christina Morris fight for her life. “It would be (terrifying) for me,” she said. Busby, the lead detective in the case of Morris, who went missing in 2014, gave the testimony during day eight of the…

  • Arochi Trial: September 14

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    The sixth day of the trial of Enrique Arochi, who is accused in the disappearance of UTD alumna Christina Morris, continued with the court hearing testimonies from several witnesses, including Arochi’s neighbor, his ex-girlfriend and detectives from the Plano Police Department. The morning began with Judge Mark Rusch directly questioning Jacob Talamantes, who used to…