Post by HeadMarshal on Jun 10, 2016 5:19:20 GMT -5
Race: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Height: 5'8
Weight: 190
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Age: 36
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OAKLAND -- An Oakland man was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison Friday for killing a thief who took his brother's truck in 2012.
Rolando Castellanos, 31, was convicted of second-degree murder in December and his brother Mario Castellanos is still wanted on a murder warrant in connection with the Feb. 19, 2012 fatal shooting of 30-year-old Oakland resident Hector Ramirez on C Street in East Oakland.
Authorities say that after Ramirez stole Mario Castellanos' truck outside the brothers' home that night, they armed themselves and tracked Ramirez and the vehicle down in the neighborhood. Rolando Castellanos shot Ramirez twice in the back with a .22-gauge rifle, and his brother shot him twice in the front with a shotgun.
Rolando Castellanos testified at his trial that he acted in self-defense.
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Thoughts? Mario Castellanos is my 50/50 Fugitive for the State of California. Now Hector Ramirez stealing the truck was an illegal crime, shooting Hector in the back with two separate guns and killing him was also an illegal crime. There's no reason to prove that it was self-defense. Mario and Rolando had the ability to call 9-1-1 and get the Oakland Police to search for their truck and they wouldn't have been charged with Hector's murder. What would have happened if they saw someone innocent driving a similarly-looking truck and decided to shoot them instead? That's what makes Mario a threat to public society which is why we need to apprehend him.
Since Mario Castellanos is listed on the Northern California Most Wanted website, our advice for anyone with information on his whereabouts would be to contact them at the following link: ncric.org/default.aspx?menuitemid=718&suspect=Mario%20Castellanos
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www.mercurynews.com/ci_25496569/oakland-man-gets-40-years-life-killing-truck
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