Overview
- Jurors returned a guilty verdict on Oct. 16 after less than two hours of deliberation, concluding a weeks-long trial.
- Prosecutors presented surveillance footage that showed Link holding a gun during the Homestead confrontation in which Pedro Jimenez Sr. was shot.
- Link testified she fired a single warning shot toward the floor, asserting self-defense following prior alleged abuse and threats.
- An 11-year-old child testified via Zoom that he saw Jimenez point a gun at and pistol-whip Link during an earlier altercation.
- A juror said the panel rejected self-defense based on the evidence, and authorities noted Link had previously drawn attention for becoming pregnant while jailed, prompting security changes.