Jaren Battles sentenced to 60 years for murder of Geraldo Escamilla after week-long Jefferson County trial
Loved ones described the victim and the man convicted of killing him as jurors weighed a sentence of up to life in the Escamilla shooting. BEAUMONT, Texas — A Jefferson County jury sentenced Jaren Battles to 60 years in prison Monday for the 2023 murder of Geraldo Escamilla, bringing a close to a case that began…