TUCSON, ARIZONA – In response to the guilty verdict in the Jana Giron texting trial, the Pima County Attorney’s Office has released the following statement:
Today a Pima County jury found Jana Giron guilty on one count of tampering with evidence in the deaths of Caitlin Festerling and Paul Garcia. The other charges of reckless manslaughter, criminal damage, and endangerment resulted in a no-verdict hung jury. Pima County prosecutors will pursue a new trial in the case.
Laura Conover
Pima County Attorney
Media Contact: Shawndrea Thomas
Director of Communications
Pima County Attorney’s Office
(520) 724-5738 (Office)
(520) 310-4720 (Mobile)
Shawndrea.Thomas@pcao.pima.gov