Immigration officers deported the Mexican man wanted in connection to Friday night’s alleged murder of five Honduran nationals on three occasions, according to the Texas sheriff leading the investigation.
CLEVELAND, Texas — The most recent removal came in 2016.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials provided updated information on the suspected killer of five Honduran migrants. Officials report that an immigration judge first ordered Francisco Oropeza Perez-Torres, 38, to be removed from the United States on March 19, 2009. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers deported the migrant to Mexico later that month.
In January 2012, a Texas court in Montgomery County convicted the Mexican national for driving while intoxicated. The court sentenced him to an unreported period of incarceration.San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers told Breitbart Texas on Sunday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers deported 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza Perez-Torres, a Mexican national now wanted for five alleged murders, in three separate incidents.
During a Saturday afternoon press conference, Sheriff Capers and the FBI reported they had recovered Oropeza’s cell phone and some discarded clothing. A prison tracking dog search for the fugitive but lost the scent when the man entered a waterway. FBI Special Agent in Charge James Smith announced they are assisting in the investigation and manhunt. They cautioned that Oropeza is considered to be armed and a danger to the community.
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