Post by Scumhunter on Jun 19, 2020 1:13:43 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: Houston Chronicle website)
Fugitive Profile as of June 19th, 2020: (Based on Harris County online court records)
Full Name: Transito Rafael Villalobos
Date of Birth: 4/16/1999
Age (as of 6/19/2020): 21 years old
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 120 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
From the Houaton Chronicle website:
Police are on the hunt for a capital murder suspect accused of shooting a man during an attempted drug deal robberyt.
Transito Villalobos, 26, is facing a possible death penalty charge, but authorities have not been able to find him.
The murder case stems from a brazen mid-afternoon fatal heist on Dec. 21 that left Miguel Picon dead in a strip mall parking lot in the 8900 block of Braeswood.
The suspect and eventual victim had been texting for days to set up a drug deal, prosecutors allege, though Picon initially refused to sell to someone he didn't know.
But finally, four days before Christmas, they agreed on a meet-up spot.
It was just before 4 p.m. that Villalobos walked up to Picon's Toyota Matrix, leaned into the open driver's side window and pointed a gun at the victim's head, according to surveillance footage cited in court documents.
Picon's girlfriend, who was in the passenger seat, identified Villalobos as the man who she says obscenely demanded money and shot her boyfriend in the head.
A few seconds later, Villalobos fled the scene on foot, court filings allege.
Responding fire crews rushed Picon to Ben Taub Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Afterward, investigators probed the killing until the state was able to file a murder charge on Friday.
Prosecutors also filed a conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery charge against Eloy Kenneth Yaxon, who is accused of introducing the two men so that Villalobos could rob Picon.
Anyone with information as to the wanted man's whereabouts is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Police-hunt-for-wanted-Houston-area-capital-10854446.php#item-85307-tbla-1
Thoughts? As of this posting date (6/19/2020), Villalobos is still listed as having a warrant/still not in custody according to a search of Harris County's online criminal court records. I put 2017 as the wanted year in the thread title since it says Villalobos was not officially charged until January 6th, 2017: www.hcdistrictclerk.com/edocs/public/search.aspx?ShowFF=1
A couple or other technical notes:
-The Houston Chronicle seems to inaccurately refer to Villalobos as 26 years old at the time he allegedly murdered Miguel Picon. Based on court records, he was only 17 years old, which is quite scary in my opinion that he was capable of a crime like this at that age.
-I do not know if Kenneth Yaxon was ever tried and/or convicted as I couldn't find the case against him in Harris County's online criminal court records.
-That grainy surveillance photo was unfortunately the only photo I could find online of Villalobos.
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