Georgetown man sentenced to life in prison, pleads guilty to murder of wife

GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — A Georgetown man pleaded guilty this week after being accused of shooting and killing his wife in December 2022, Georgetown District Attorney Shawn Dick said in a news release Thursday . He will serve a life sentence.

The shooting took place on Dec. 27, 2022. It was less than two weeks after Lindsey Whitman, 31, filed for divorce from Ricardo Quinones, 39, according to the release. Whitman lived with a family member in a house in Georgetown and Quinones lived elsewhere.

Quinones sneaked into the house early in the morning that day, and he was wearing a black ski mask and had a gun, according to the prosecutor's office. Quinones then took Whitman hostage, handcuffed her and then “threatened her with a knife and a gun,” the statement said.

The family member called 911 and officers from the Georgetown Police Department arrived on scene. The family member fled through a bedroom window, according to the release. Then, officers entered the home after hearing gunshots and found Whitman dead in a bedroom. She was handcuffed and shot twice in the head through a pillow placed over her face, according to the prosecutor's office.

Quinones fled the scene and was later found in Columbus, Texas, “several hours later,” the release said.

“This case is a heartbreaking reminder of the devastating impact that domestic violence can have on families. Our deepest sympathies go out to Ms. Whitman’s loved ones as they navigate this unimaginable loss,” Dick said.