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Man Who Fled To Mexico After Stabbing Ex's New Boyfriend Extradited Back To OC, DA Says
Martinez fled after a jealousy-driven ambush stabbing in 2017 and was arrested in Mexico in 2024; he faces special circumstance murder charges and pleaded not guilty.
- On Dec. 4, 2025, Humberto Rodriguez Martinez was extradited to Orange County, taken into custody at Los Angeles International Airport, and pleaded not guilty at arraignment on Jan. 6, 2026, remaining held without bail.
- On Oct. 17, 2017, Humberto Rodriguez Martinez and Adan Zapot-Leyva went to Martinez's former girlfriend's apartment to watch their two children; Martinez fled to Mexico and stayed at large for about eight years.
- Prosecutors say the men waited outside and used a ruse to lure Daniel Reyes out, then chased him to Santa Ana Street and Helena Street where officers found him bleeding from multiple stab wounds.
- Orange County prosecutors charged Humberto Rodriguez Martinez with one count of murder and felony enhancements, and because he was in the U.S. illegally, ICE requires him to remain in federal custody.
- Mexican authorities located Martinez in 2024 with U.S. Marshals Service and DOJ help, recovering his car in San Diego under a $2-million warrant; Spitzer said, `The long arm of Orange County law enforcement reaches to every corner of the earth to ensure the full weight of the law is felt by those who commit the most heinous acts of violence against other human beings.
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A man accused of ambushing and stabbing his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend to death has been extradited to Orange County after eight years on the run in Mexico, authorities said.
·Los Angeles, United States
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Man accused of killing ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend in Anaheim is extradited from Mexico
A man accused of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend in Anaheim in 2017 has been extradited from Mexico after spending nearly eight years as a fugitive, Orange County prosecutors said.
·Orange County, United States
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