A suspect in the attempted killing of Red Sox legend David Ortiz was ordered to one year of preventive prison Monday.
The man, nicknamed "Bone," and whose real name is Gabriel Alexander Perez Vizcaino, has been accused of being a liaison between the alleged hit men and the person who paid them, according to the Associated Press. Dominican authorities said they were "closing in" on the mastermind and the motive behind the attack on Ortiz.
UPDATE -- 12:07 a.m.
DR authorities identify the man they say paid the hitmen who carried out the Ortiz shooting. His name is Alberto Miguel Rodriguez Mota, a judge announced at a hearing for Perez, nicknamed "Bone." Mota is believed to be a fugitive.
Court documents stated that a man in prison for an unrelated case reached out to Perez regarding the alleged job a week before the shooting took place and sent him a picture for Perez to show it to the hit men. It is unknown to this point if the person pictured was Ortiz.
Documents also state Perez sold the phone he used to plan the attack the day after the shooting in order to get rid of evidence.
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Perez is one of 10 suspects detained, but authorities are still looking for two more people, including the man accused of paying the hit men.
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