# Colombia Jails First Suspect in Double Murder of Businessman Gustavo Aponte

Bogotá judge sends Leonel Llanos to prison as first detainee in the killing of businessman Gustavo Aponte and his guard.

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Leonel Llanos Paternina is the first detainee in the case of the double murder of businessman Gustavo Aponte and his bodyguard, Luis Gabriel Gutiérrez, which occurred on February 11, 2026. [^1]

On August 31, 2026, the 53rd Municipal Penal Judge with the Function of Control of Guarantees in Bogotá ordered the pre-trial detention of Leonel Enrique Llanos Paternina. [^2]

A judge sentenced Luis Enrique Llanos to prison for the murder of rice businessman Gustavo Aponte. [^3]

Gustavo Aponte, a rice businessman, was assassinated at the exit of a gym in northern Bogotá. [^4]

Luis Enrique Llanos is the suspected hitman accused of killing Gustavo Aponte. [^5]

The Fiscalía hypothesizes that the attack was originally intended for Olimpo Antonio Oliver Peñaranda, a gold trader, but the perpetrator, alias 'Moncayo', mistakenly targeted Gustavo Aponte instead. [^6]

The Fiscalía stated that judicial police activities indicate Llanos' possible participation in surveillance, monitoring, and logistical coordination prior to the armed attack. [^7]

Authorities are offering judicial benefits and protection for Llanos and his family in exchange for information on the intellectual authors of the crime. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Leonel Llanos Paternina is the first detainee in the case of the double murder of businessman Gustavo Aponte and his bodyguard, Luis Gabriel Gutiérrez, which occurred on February 11, 2026. (Caracol Radio, News)
2. On August 31, 2026, the 53rd Municipal Penal Judge with the Function of Control of Guarantees in Bogotá ordered the pre-trial detention of Leonel Enrique Llanos Paternina. (Caracol Radio, News)
3. A judge sentenced Luis Enrique Llanos to prison for the murder of rice businessman Gustavo Aponte. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
4. Gustavo Aponte, a rice businessman, was assassinated at the exit of a gym in northern Bogotá. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
5. Luis Enrique Llanos is the suspected hitman accused of killing Gustavo Aponte. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
6. The Fiscalía hypothesizes that the attack was originally intended for Olimpo Antonio Oliver Peñaranda, a gold trader, but the perpetrator, alias 'Moncayo', mistakenly targeted Gustavo Aponte instead. (Caracol Radio, News)
7. The Fiscalía stated that judicial police activities indicate Llanos' possible participation in surveillance, monitoring, and logistical coordination prior to the armed attack. (Caracol Radio, News)
8. Authorities are offering judicial benefits and protection for Llanos and his family in exchange for information on the intellectual authors of the crime. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)

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