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Father-in-law of murdered Army veteran filmed brutally ATTACKING suspect in court

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Swaroop, A. (2026, September 25). Father-in-law of murdered Army veteran filmed brutally ATTACKING suspect in court. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16160199/Father-law-murdered-Army-veteran-filmed-brutally-ATTACKING-suspect-court.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-25 · by Ananya Swaroop

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In Phoenix, Arizona, Alberto Sanchez, 55, attacked Abel Uribe, 33, during Uribe's sentencing for the murder of Sanchez’s son-in-law, Army veteran David Navidad-Parra. The assault occurred after Sanchez gave an emotional speech and witnessed Uribe laughing, leading him to punch Uribe four times before being restrained by police. Uribe was sentenced to life in prison for robbing and murdering Navidad-Parra, who was lured under the pretense of a car test drive that ended with his death and the vehicle burned.
Written by AI on 2026-10-02, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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In Phoenix, Arizona, Alberto Sanchez (55), the father-in-law of murdered Army veteran David Navidad-Parra, attacked Abel Uribe (33) during a court sentencing hearing on Wednesday. Video footage shows Sanchez lunging at and punching Uribe multiple times in the head after delivering an emotional speech about his son's murder. Uribe was being sentenced to life in prison for Navidad-Parra’s death, which occurred in 2022 when the veteran went missing after meeting Uribe for a car test drive and was later found dead. Despite Sanchez’s attorney arguing that he “lost it” due to overwhelming grief, Judge Kristin Culbertson refused to show leniency for the violent outburst in court.

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Ananya Swaroop
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Army Daily Mail Fox10 Maricopa County Phoenix

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Sanchez PERSON · 10× Uribe PERSON · 10× Navidad-Parra PERSON · 4× Abel Uribe PERSON · 2× Alberto Sanchez PERSON · 2× Army ORG · 2× Fox10 ORG · 2× Maricopa County GPE · 2× Daily Mail ORG · 1× Phoenix ORG · 1×

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source The killer of an Army vet was viciously beaten by a grieving father-in-law who seized his moment and pounced before a judge locked away his son's murderer for life. Video from the killer's sentencing in Phoenix, Arizona, captured the chaos as Alberto Sanchez, 55, landed at least four punches to the back of the murderer's head before the two were separated.
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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source The killer of an Army vet was viciously beaten by a grieving father-in-law who seized his moment and pounced before a judge locked away his son's murderer for life. Video from the killer's sentencing in Phoenix, Arizona, captured the chaos as Alberto Sanchez, 55, landed at least four punches to the back of the murderer's head before the two were separated. asserted
two → see → head
The convicted killer Abel Uribe, 33, was quickly shuffled away in Maricopa County court, where he appeared on Wednesday for the sentencing. asserted
he → convict → sentencing
Moments earlier, Sanchez had delivered an emotional speech about his 27-year-old son, David Navidad-Parra. asserted
Sanchez → deliver → son
While walking back to his seat, Sanchez said he snapped and ‘lost’ control after hearing Uribe snicker and laugh at his victim impact statement, Fox 10 reported. asserted
Fox → walk → statement
Police officers rushed to stop Sanchez as he attempted to charge towards Uribe again, as captured on video. asserted
he → rush → video
Uribe was in court to be sentenced to life in prison for the brutal killing of Navidad-Parra in 2022. asserted
Uribe → sentence → 2022
Navidad-Parra was reported missing in December 2022 after meeting Uribe for a test drive of a car that the Army vet was trying to sell. asserted
vet → report → that
He was later found dead, while the car was found burnt to a crisp elsewhere. asserted
car → find → crisp
Sanchez attacked Uribe after addressing the court The father-in-law (right) had to appear in the court after he attacked his son-in-law's killer. asserted
he → attack → killer
His attorney told the judge that Sanchez lost control after he saw Uribe laughing Navidad-Parra had met Uribe for a test drive. asserted
Parra → tell → drive
The attacker has shown in interest in buying a car from him. asserted
attacker → show → him
Uribe robbed the young man and murdered him Uribe, who was arrested after using Navidad-Parra's credit card, ultimately pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, according to Fox10. Following the brawl, Sanchez was arrested and made his own courtroom appearance on charges of aggravated assault of a bound or restrained victim, and fighting and interfering with a judicial proceeding, Fox10 said. uncertain
Fox10 → rob → proceeding
Sanchez's lawyer Christian Lueders told the court that the emotional father-in-law had no prior criminal history and worked full-time to support his children and grandchildren. asserted
law → tell → children
Uribe was arrested for Sanchez's son-in-law's murder in 2022. asserted
Uribe → arrest → 2022
He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder of Navidad-Parra ‘He's been a model citizen for his entire life,' Lueders told the judge. asserted
Lueders → plead → judge
Judge Kristin Culbertson said she was 'sympathetic' to Sanchez's situation, but added: 'You attacked somebody in a courtroom, and now you’re asking the court to be lenient on you?’ asserted
you → say → you
‘I personally can't imagine the emotions that you must have been feeling today, but we cannot tolerate that kind of conduct in court,’ Judge Culbertson said. Sanchez was later released on his own recognizance. asserted
Sanchez → imagine → recognizance
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