Post by Scumhunter on Jul 29, 2023 8:48:00 GMT -5
(Above: Jose Torres-Garci Photo Credit: fbi.gov)
Fugitive Profile for Jose Torres-Garcia as of July 29th, 2023: (Based on fbi.gov website profile)
Full Name: Jose Armando Torres-Garcia
Aliases: "Driver", Armando Jose Garcia, Jose Garcia, Armando Jose Torres Garcia, Armando Torres-Garcia, Jose A. Torres-Garcia, Armando Torres, Armando Jose Torres, Jose Torres, Armando Jose Torresgarcia
Place of Birth: El Salvador
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 150 pounds
Sex: Male
Languages: Spanish
NCIC: W143803317
Remarks: Torres-Garcia has ties to Mendota and Salinas, California, and El Salvador.
(Above: Jose Hernandez-Otero Photo Credit: fbi.gov)
Full Name: Jose Santos Hernandez-Otero
Aliases: "Doble", Jose Santos Hernandez Otero, Jose Santos Hernandezotero
Place of Birth: Tejutla, Chalatenango, El Salvador
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 160 pounds
Sex: Male
Languages: Spanish
NCIC: W563781996
Remarks: Hernandez-Otero has ties to Mendota, California, and El Salvador.
From abc30.com:
MENDOTA, Calif. (KFSN) -- Thursday, a seven-count indictment charging ten local MS-13 gang members was unsealed.
The ten charged are accused of kidnapping, drug trafficking and murder in aid of racketeering.
"Some have pleaded guilty and were sentenced to time in prison up to greater than ten years," said U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phil Talbert.
Some of the cases are still working through the court system.
One of the men responsible for the kidnapping and murder of a rival gang member has already been convicted and is serving a life sentence.
Two of the men, Jose Armando Torres-Garcia and Jose Santos Hernandez-Otero, are still on the loose.
They're both considered armed and dangerous.
"Looking back at these homicides, they were very gruesome. Many times the use of a machete. Some occurred in Mendota, others in outlying areas outside of Mendota within Fresno County," said Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni.
Authorities began a multi-agency investigation into MS-13 homicides in Mendota in 2015.
The remote town of about 12,000 in western Fresno County has been a hot spot for gang activity.
"They prey upon those in the community. By whatever means possible, extortion, kidnapping, homicide. They look to intimidate people. They look to intimidate, and that's how they gain control over the community," said Zanoni.
The sheriff notes that since the operation wrapped up, there has not been an MS-13-related murder in Mendota.
They believe there is still a presence of MS-13 in Mendota, but members are laying low after this bust.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Torres-Garcia or Hernandez-Otero should call Crime Stoppers at 559-498-7867.
Reports can also be sent to the FBI tip website.
abc30.com/ms-13-gang-members-13-arrested-suspects-wanted/13559758/
FBI.Gov online wanted poster for Jose Torres-Garcia: www.fbi.gov/wanted/cei/jose-armando-torres-garcia
FBI.Gov online wanted poster for Jose Hernandez-Otero: www.fbi.gov/wanted/cei/jose-santos-hernandez-otero
Thoughts? As of today's posting date (July 29th, 2023), Torres-Garcia and Hernandez-Otero are still listed on the fbi.gov website as wanted fugitives. Their profiles specifically state they're wanted for their involvement of the murder of two individuals in Mendota, California on October 30th, 2016, however, the federal arrest warrant wasn't issued until August 25th, 2022, hence the year in the thread title.
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