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Final Defendant in 2008 OC Killing of LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Is Captured in Mexico
Roberto Salazar, the last fugitive charged in the killing of Deputy Juan Escalante, was returned from Mexico to face life sentence charges for the 2008 gang-related ambush, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Roberto Salazar, 38, the last of six charged in the 2008 Deputy Juan Abel Escalante killing, was among more than two dozen fugitives returned from Mexico.
- On Aug. 2, 2008, Deputy Juan Abel Escalante, a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy, was ambushed and shot in the back of the head outside his parents’ home, authorities said he was mistaken for a rival gang member.
- In March, Mexican authorities, assisted by the U.S. Marshals Service’s Technical Operations Group, arrested Salazar about three hours south of Mexico City after nearly 17 years on the run.
- On Thursday, Salazar will be arraigned in a downtown L.A. courthouse on first-degree murder with special circumstances and conspiracy charges, held without bail.
- Sheriff Robert Luna said, `We have never forgotten our brother, Deputy Juan Abel Escalante`, and the extradition ensures Salazar will answer for his alleged role in the murder.
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Mexico hands over fugitive wanted in 2008 killing of L.A. County sheriff's deputy
Roberto Salazar, long sought in connection with the shooting of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Juan Escalante, was returned to the U.S. by Mexican authorities on Tuesday along with several high-ranking cartel members.
Final defendant in 2008 OC killing of LA County sheriff’s deputy is captured in Mexico
The final defendant charged in the 2008 shooting death of an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy in Cypress Park was among more than two dozen fugitives returned to the United States from Mexico, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Roberto Salazar, 38, is the last of six people who were charged in the roughly 5:40 a.m. Aug. 2, 2008, killing of 27-year-old Deputy Juan Abel Escalante, who was gunned down while leaving his …
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Final defendant in 2008 killing of LA County sheriff’s deputy is captured in Mexico
Roberto Salazar is the last of six charged in the killing of Deputy Juan Abel Escalante, who was gunned down while leaving his parents' home in Cypress Park.
Suspect in 2008 slaying of L.A. County deputy among 26 fugitives found in Mexico
A man suspected in the 2008 slaying of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Juan Escalante was among 26 fugitives the U.S. has taken into custody from Mexico, the Department of Justice announced. Escalante, 27, was shot and killed that August in front of his mother’s house in Cypress Park, leading to the arrest of multiple suspects and the search for Roberto Salazar, who was charged with murder although he had not been apprehended. In a news rele…
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