Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Border Fail: Cartel hitmen arrested in RGV

9/9/2014


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Two men are behind bars in the Rio Grande Valley after being arrested for their alleged roles in a  drug cartel murder plot in the Dallas area.
FBI agents in Hidalgo County took Jesus Ledezma-Cepeda and Jose Luis Cepeda-Cortes into custody over the weekend.
According to the Dallas Morning News, the two are among three suspects in the murder of Mexican attorney Juan Jesus Guerrero-Chapa.
Both Ledezma and Cepeda-Cortes appeared before U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Dorina Ramos in McAllen on Monday morning.
A recently unsealed document reveals Ledezma-Cepeda has been indicted on a federal charge of interstate stalking.
Guerrero-Chapa was gunned down in front of his wife in the wealthy Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Southlake back in May 2013.
Documents reveal Ledezma-Cepeda placed  the victim's spouse "in reasonable fear" because of the death and serious bodiy injury.
Ledezma-Cepeda, also known as "Chuy" and "Juan Ramos" is accused of traveling from Mexico to Southlake with the intent to kill, according to federal court documents.
Hidalgo County Jail records show that FBI agents booked Ledezma-Cepeda at 10:42 p.m. Friday.
The Dallas Morning News reported that a third person has been arrested but his name remains sealed at this time.
Investigators believe the murder may have been linked to Mexican drug cartels.
The federal indictment was unsealed on Monday, but other documents in the case remain sealed at this time.
Federal authorities are expect to release a statement in the case on Tuesday.

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