Sandoval. In April 1894, Alarid and Trujillo were both arrested, tried, and sentenced to life in prison for the murder. Chavez became aware of the arrests and became a fugitive, with a $500 bounty on his head. He was eventually arrested on May 26, 1894 in Socorro, New Mexico. A jury found him guilty, and he was sentenced to death by hanging. Chavez was granted a retrial by the territorial supreme court, and was yet again handed the death sentence. This decision was later overturned by Governor Otero, who felt compelled to commute Chavez's sentence to life in prison instead; given the publicity that his case garnered, and the public's pressure towards the Government to spare his life at the time. On November 23, 1897, José Chavez y Chavez entered the Territorial Penitentiary as inmate #1089, and he remained there until the age of 57. Later life 20th century On January 11, 1909, at the age of 57, Governor George Curry pardoned Chavez after serving only 11 years. The pardon was the result of his assistance he had given to prison guards during a riot. After being released from prison, he returned to Las Vegas. He spent the remaining 15 years of his life among his friends, and led a relatively quiet life. Death In 1924 at the age of 72, Chavez died peacefully in his bed by the side of his friend Liberato Baca. Baca was possibly the only man to face Chavez in a gunfight and live to tell about it. His resting place is at a small cemetery in Milagro, Guadalupe County, New Mexico. Popular culture In the 1988 movie, Young Guns, and its 1990 sequel, Young Guns II, Chavez was portrayed by Lou Diamond Phillips. In the sequel, and contrary to actual history, Chavez is portrayed as mixed Mexican/Navajo. His last scene in the movie leads the viewer to believe that he dies as a result of a gunshot wound from an encounter with Pat Garrett and his hunting party. Chavez is also the name of a character in the video game GUN. References 1851 births 1924 deaths Gunslingers of the American Old West Lawmen of the American Old West Outlaws of the American Old West Lincoln County Wars American vigilantes People of the New Mexico Territory American deputy sheriffs People convicted of murder by New Mexico Recipients of American gubernatorial pardons