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Man who fled Indiana after murder found guilty

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INDIANAPOLIS — A man who was found in Texas eight years after fleeing the state was convicted of murder for a 2010 shooting death.

According to a release from the Marion County Prosecutor's Office, Saul Hernandez Ramirez was found guilty of shooting Jonathan Parrilla after a two-day trial. Hernandez Ramirez will be sentenced May 25.

Hernandez Ramirez and Parrilla got into a fight during a party at Hernandez Ramirez's Lawrence mobile home. After they were separated, Hernandez Ramirez went inside then returned with a handgun and shot Parrilla in the arm and throat.

Hernandez Ramirez fled and was found in Texas in August 2018 before being extradited back to Marion County.