Post by Scumhunter on Jul 8, 2013 14:26:02 GMT -5
Fugitive Profile as of August 25th, 2014 (Based on Manhunt Monday website):
AKA: ARTURO CAMPA
DOB: 05-14-1955
ETHINCITY / GENDER: HISPANIC / MALE
HEIGHT: 5’5”
WEIGHT: 185 lbs.
HAIR: Bald
EYES: Brown
BUILD: Medium
PLACE OF BIRTH: Durango, Mexico
TIPS: If you have any information on the whereabouts of Arturo Blanco, call Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 1-877-566-TIPS or submit a web tip to them by clicking on this link: www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=235&HR=http://www.tipsoft.com/index.asp?p=webtips
Arturo Blanco is a wanted sex offender featured on AMW in 2010.
Blanco was featured yet again today on the popular "Manhunt Monday" Facebook crime-fighting page. The following is an article from the El Paso Times about the case:
The search for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a teenage boy 18 years ago continues, and officials with the Manhunt Monday fugitive search program are asking for the public's help in finding him.
Arturo Blanco, 58, is wanted for sexually assaulting Jeremiah McCrimmon after the two met while McCrimmon, then 15, was selling newspapers at the intersection of Dyer and Fred Wilson streets.
The El Paso Times normally does not identify the victims of sexual assaults, but McCrimmon has publicly spoken about the case and the search for Blanco.
In 2010, Blanco was featured on "America's Most Wanted." That same year, McCrimmon spoke about the case with the El Paso Times.
In the interview, McCrimmon said Blanco approached him with a job offer with higher pay.
"He owned some kind of music business and sold instruments," McCrimmon said in the 2010 interview. "He gave me a business card and showed it to my mom. We thought it was legit, so I called him back."
McCrimmon said that on July 5, 1995, Blanco picked him up at a nearby convenience store and took McCrimmon to Blanco's home on Obsidian Street. Once there, Blanco allegedly sexually assaulted McCrimmon, then dropped McCrimmon off at a bus stop.
"He offered me money and said he would pay me for more sex," McCrimmon said. "I was scared and crying, so I agreed. I took the bus home, and once I got home, I told my mom."
McCrimmon's mother called police, who arrested Blanco later that day.
Blanco was eventually indicted for the rape in 1995, but he never showed up to court to answer the charges.
In 2002, a grand jury also indicted Blanco on two counts of sexual assault of a child.
Officials said Blanco is also wanted on unrelated drug and weapons charge. Sighting of Blanco have been reported in California, Minnesota, New York and El Paso.
www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_23614748/manhunt-monday-search-suspect-sexual-assault-18-years
UPDATE: As of July 23rd, 2018, a search of El Pasp's online municipal court records still shows Blanco with a warrant flag next to his name for the charge of sexual assault of a child: casesearch.epcounty.com/PublicAccess/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=5775082
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