Post by Scumhunter on Dec 6, 2019 6:03:53 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: mohavedailynews.com via Bullhead City Police Department)
From the Needles Desert Star (mohavedailynews.com)
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – Detectives are still searching for Jonathan Arthur Wallace, 27, who is wanted in connection with the killing of Kevin Castro Hurtado, 24. Mohave Silent Witness is offering a reward up to $1,000 for any information leading to his arrest. Bullhead City Police provided this narrative:
It was reported that suspect Benjie Junior Nunez, 34, and victim Kevin Castro Hurtado, 24, had been involved in an altercation a couple of weeks ago. Nunez had reportedly arranged to meet Castro Hurtado at the Family Dollar Store parking lot to physically fight on Sunday, Nov. 17, at approximately 2 a.m. When Castro Hurtado arrived, Nunez was not there yet so he left in his vehicle with his wife and two male friends.
Nunez followed Castro Hurtado in his vehicle. Nunez, the driver, and one of his passengers, Jonathan Wallace, both armed with guns, confronted Castro Hurtado in the area of Marina Boulevard and Clearwater Drive. Kevin Castro Hurtado was fatally shot. His wife, Vianney Barron, 20, suffered a grazing bullet wound to her leg and was treated and released at Western Arizona Regional Medical Center. The two other male passengers in Castro Hurtado’s vehicle were not injured.
Later that morning, Benjie Nunez came to the Bullhead City Police Department lobby to turn himself in. Nunez faces charges of first degree murder and attempted first degree murder. He was booked into the Mohave County Jail in Kingman.
Anyone with information on Jonathan Wallace’s whereabouts is urged to call the Bullhead City Police Department at 928-763-1999, or contact Mohave Silent Witness at 888-227-8780. Callers may remain anonymous.
Thoughts? Local news reports had Jonathan Wallace as still at large at least as of December 1st, 2019 so I feel that is reasonably recent enough to assume that he's unfortunately still at large as of this posting date (12/6/2019).
The reason there was an update on December 1st, is because a third suspect, 23-year-old Brent Ryan Sekel, was arrested and charged in the case: www.mohavedailynews.com/news/sekel-faces-murder-charge-in-drive-by-shooting/article_d4a80f54-140b-11ea-8246-a7d8e938345b.html
This is a senseless and outrageous case as it is, but I'd like to know what the heck Wallace and Sekel allegedly getting involved in a deadly argument that had nothing to do with them in the first place. The fact that Wallace allegedly helped Benjie Nunez for no apparent personal reason in my opinion makes him just as dangerous as Nunez and he needs to be caught immediately.
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