19-year-old convicted carjacker sentenced to 25 years for fatally dragging victim

 SAN ANTONIO - A man who was 15 when prosecutors say he carried out a deadly carjacking in 2023 has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the death of an 80-year-old San Antonio victim.

Zachariah Aguirre, now 19, was sentenced Thursday afternoon to 25 years in prison for the murder of Larry Brister, according to a July 10, 2026, press release from the office of Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Joe Gonzales.

The district attorney’s office said that in February 2023, Aguirre “tricked Brister into getting out of his truck to inspect his tire.” After Brister left the vehicle, Aguirre “jumped into the driver’s side and drove away,” prosecutors said, “knowingly dragging Brister as he tried to stop him from fleeing.”

Brister suffered severe injuries and was hospitalized for several months before he died, the release said.

Aguirre is the first of three co-defendants in the case to be sentenced and the last to accept a plea agreement, according to the district attorney’s office.Assistant Criminal District Attorneys Rebecca Gorham and Cynthia Olson led the prosecution team, with support from Victim Advocate Becky Garza and Investigator Bruce Hallonquist, the release said.

 

19-year-old convicted carjacker sentenced to 25 years for fatally dragging victim

 SAN ANTONIO - A man who was 15 when prosecutors say he carried out a deadly carjacking in 2023 has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the death of an 80-year-old San Antonio victim.

Zachariah Aguirre, now 19, was sentenced Thursday afternoon to 25 years in prison for the murder of Larry Brister, according to a July 10, 2026, press release from the office of Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Joe Gonzales.

The district attorney’s office said that in February 2023, Aguirre “tricked Brister into getting out of his truck to inspect his tire.” After Brister left the vehicle, Aguirre “jumped into the driver’s side and drove away,” prosecutors said, “knowingly dragging Brister as he tried to stop him from fleeing.”

Brister suffered severe injuries and was hospitalized for several months before he died, the release said.

Aguirre is the first of three co-defendants in the case to be sentenced and the last to accept a plea agreement, according to the district attorney’s office.Assistant Criminal District Attorneys Rebecca Gorham and Cynthia Olson led the prosecution team, with support from Victim Advocate Becky Garza and Investigator Bruce Hallonquist, the release said.