Victoria man sentenced to 99 years for murder of fiancée near Edna

JACKSON COUNTY, Texas – A jury sentenced Jose Miguel Salazar to 99 years in prison Friday after finding him guilty of murdering his 24-year-old fiancée, Jasmine Ramirez. Jurors returned the guilty verdict Thursday in connection with Ramirez's death along U.S. Highway 59 outside Edna in October 2024. According to Jackson County District Clerk Sharon Mathis, Salazar was sentenced to 99 years in prison and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine. Jessica Coleman of Jackson County Homegrown News reported that Salazar will not be eligible for parole or receive good-conduct time credit for the first 30 years of his sentence.