KANSAS CITY—Two Kansas City men face charges for tampering with a witness on social media, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson.
Eduardo V. Hernandez, 22, and Adan G. Cerritos-Flores each face two counts of Tampering with a Witness in a Felony Prosecution. If convicted, they could face up to seven years in prison.
According to court records, a series of separate shootings occurred between July 12-13 and on July 16. Shots were fired into multiple occupied residences, some with juveniles inside. No injuries were reported. Last week, Antonio Lopez-Hernandez, Julian Chavarria, and Alexis Vega-Martinez were charged and taken into custody for their roles in the shootings.
Following their arrests, detectives discovered publicly visible posts on social media that were intimidating and threatening in nature toward the victims and witnesses of the shootings. The posts were made from Hernandez and Cerritos-Flores’s social media accounts.
Hernandez is being held on a $50,000 cash bond. Cerritos-Flores is being held on a $10,000 cash bond with CHA.