‘This trial has shaken me to my core’: Mandadi family gets final word in daughter’s death

Emotions poured out Friday after Mark Howerton, convicted of assaulting the Trinity cheerleader, was sentenced after six years of delays. SAN ANTONIO — In his closing statement to Judge Michael Mery, prosecutor David Lunan said Mark Howerton had never shown any remorse for beating Cayley Mandadi back in 2017. Instead, Lunan said, Howerton continued to … Read more

Mark Howerton sentenced to 20 years for aggravated assault in Trinity cheerleader’s 2017 death

It represents the maximum possible sentence for his conviction. SAN ANTONIO — Mark Howerton has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for aggravated assault causing bodily injury in the 2017 death of 19-year-old Cayley Mandadi, a Trinity University cheerleader. He was also ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and restitution to Mandadi’s parents, and … Read more