Thread: Fugitive wanted for 3 murders deported to Mexico

I.C.E. News Release

October 22, 2008

Fugitive wanted for 3 murders deported to Mexican authorities

DALLAS - A man arrested here and wanted for allegedly committing three murders in April was deported Wednesday into the custody of Mexican authorities at the Laredo, Texas, Port-of-Entry to face those charges. This case was investigated - and the deportation was carried out - by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Arturo Martinez-Rodriguez, 30, was deported following an ICE investigation initiated by an anonymous caller to the Dallas Police Department's Homicide Unit (DPDHU). DPDHU requested assistance from ICE after the caller stated that Martinez-Rodriguez killed three men in Ocampo, Mexico.

Before calling law enforcement authorities, the tipster first conducted an Internet search of one of the men Martinez-Rodriguez claimed to have killed, Samuel Rangel-Luna. The caller discovered an article that confirmed that three men had been gunned down in April 2008 with a 9mm pistol and an AK-47 assault rifle. The other two men killed were Pedro Cardenas-Trujillo and Francisco Trujillo-Rodriguez.

The caller also gave a physical description of Martinez-Rodriguez, and provided addresses where he might be found.

Agents from the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) and the ICE Attaché Office in Mexico City confirmed that Martinez-Rodriguez was wanted by Mexican authorities for murder, kidnapping and destruction of property.

Agents from ICE, USMS and DPD's Gang Unit encountered Martinez-Rodriguez on Sept. 24 at one of the addresses provided by the anonymous tipster. A 9mm pistol and an AK-47 assault rifle were discovered in his bedroom during a search of his Dallas residence. ICE agents arrested Martinez-Rodriguez after determining that he was in the United States illegally. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) analyzed the seized weapons and determined that they had not been used in connection with any ongoing murder investigation in the United States. After this determination Martinez-Rodriguez was placed into deportation proceedings.

"Our streets are a little safer since this murder suspect is behind bars in a Mexican jail," said John Chakwin Jr., special agent in charge of the ICE Office of Investigations in Dallas. "Our partnerships with many law enforcement agencies were critical to closing this case. However, I especially want to commend the vigilant civilian who took appropriate action to keep his own community safe." Chakwin oversees 128 counties in north Texas and the State of Oklahoma.

-- ICE --

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was established in March 2003 as the largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security. ICE is comprised of five integrated divisions that form a 21st century law enforcement agency with broad responsibilities for a number of key homeland security priorities.

Last Modified: Thursday, October 23, 2008
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

http://www.ice.gov/pi/nr/0810/081022dallas.htm

What's the point in deporting him? He'll back before the week's over.

Originally Posted by SeaTurtle

What's the point in deporting him? He'll back before the week's over. :roll:

He's going to prison in Mexico for killing people in Mexico.

Something is very wrong with this picture. He should be serving a life sentence, not getting deported with the ability to live his life. Who made a decision like this?

Originally Posted by mapwife

Something is very wrong with this picture. He should be serving a life sentence, not getting deported with the ability to live his life. Who made a decision like this?

The crimes were committed in Mexico. He can not be tried here for laws he broke in Mexico. He has to be returned to Mexico to be tried there. He will end up in a Mexican prison for the rest of his life.