15 April 2010 :

A Benton County jury has sentenced Erickson Dimas-Martinez to die. Dimas-Martinez, 24, hispanic, was found guilty March 25th, 2010, of aggravated robbery and capital murder in the death of Derrick Jefferson, 17. Jefferson was shot and killed Dec. 30, 2006. Jurors heard that Dimas-Martinez and Uris Magana-Galdamez robbed Jefferson of $30 and then shot him in the head. Circuit Judge David Clinger asked each juror to raise his or her hand if it was their verdict. Each juror raised a hand. “The court will follow the jury’s recommendation sentence,” Clinger said. Magana-Galdamez has not undergone trial jet.