Two bound over for trial in Tequila Bar multiple murder case

Hugo Villanueva-Morales
Javier Alatorre

Two men were bound over for trial related to the shootings at the Tequila Bar, 1013 Central Ave., on Oct. 6, 2019, that resulted in four deaths and other injuries.

Hugo Villanueva-Morales and Javier Alatorre were bound over after a preliminary hearing in Wyandotte County District Court, according to a spokesman for the Wyandotte County district attorney.

Each was charged with one count of capital murder, one count of attempted murder in the first degree, five counts of aggravated battery and one count of aggravated assault. Also, Villanueva-Morales and Alatorre were each indvidually charged with one count of criminal possession of a firearm.

Arraignment on the charges is set for 10 a.m. Dec. 20 in Division 9.