FBI Fugitive Task Force in Los Angeles and Mexican Law Enforcement Officials Seek One Dozen Fugitives Wanted for Violent Crimes

Details: Written by IVN; Category: News; Published: 05 August 2019

Los Angeles, California - The FBI and Mexican law enforcement authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 12 suspects who are accused of committing violent crimes in Los Angeles, announced Paul Delacourt, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office and Joseph Gonzalez, the FBI’s legal attaché in Mexico City.

Since its inception, the FBI’s Fugitive Task Force in Los Angeles has arrested over 2,000 fugitives wanted either for crimes committed in Los Angeles who then fled the jurisdiction or fugitives wanted from jurisdictions outside the state of California who are located in the Los Angeles area.

At any given time, law enforcement in southern California is seeking hundreds of fugitives, many of whom seek to hide from police by crossing our southern border and, in many cases, illegally entering Mexico to evade capture. Once agents pinpoint the location where the fugitive is believed to be residing, the FBI relies on its counterparts in Mexico to assist in the capture of the suspects.

In each of the cases being announced today, reward money is being offered in exchange for information that leads to an arrest. All of the fugitives being announced today are believed to have fled to Mexico and may be residing there.

The FBI’s Fugitive Task Force is composed of agents and officers with the FBI; the Los Angeles Police Department; and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Through the FBI’s Legal Attaché in Mexico City and its respective sub-offices throughout Mexico, the task force routinely collaborates with authorities with the government of Mexico to return fugitives to the United States for prosecution.

Currently, the Fugitive Task Force is seeking the following suspects wanted for a variety of violent crimes. The first nine subjects are charged by the state of California, and federally, for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution (UFAP). The FBI is seeking the final three subjects based on a state warrant and investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department.

ANDRES ZAMBRANO

Andres Zambrano, believed to be 28 and has been known to use multiple aliases, is wanted for his alleged involvement in the murder of the mother of his (then) 2-year-old child. On March 16, 2017, Zambrano allegedly shot the victim in the street in front of her home in Los Angeles, California. Zambrano later stated that he would flee to Mexico or Chicago, Illinois, where he has ties.

BALDOMERO BARRIENTOS BANUELOS

Baldomero Barrientos Banuelos, believed to be 67 years of age, is wanted for his alleged involvement in in the murder of his wife. On October 14, 1993, Banuelos allegedly stabbed his wife to death in North Hollywood, California.

CARLOS FELINO HERNANDEZ

Carlos Felino Hernandez, believed to be 36 years of age, is wanted for his alleged involvement in a murder and an attempted murder in 2006. On July 23, 2006, Hernandez allegedly attended a party in Pico Rivera, California, where he became engaged in a fight with another partygoer. Hernandez allegedly chased the man into the street and attempted to shoot him. When his weapon misfired, Hernandez allegedly turned and shot a different man, killing him instantly. Upon fleeing the scene, Hernandez allegedly fired several rounds into the crowd that had gathered by the victim.

CESAR SOLTERO HERRERA

Cesar Soltero Herrera, believed to be 31 years of age and known to use multiple aliases, is wanted for his alleged involvement in a murder and attempted murder in 2007. On February 19, 2007, in North Hollywood, California, Herrera became involved in a physical altercation with a male victim when the victim struck Herrera and caused him to bleed from the nose. Herrera then allegedly left the scene but returned a short time later with a semi-automatic handgun and fired multiple shots at the male victim and others, killing the victim.

CESAR VILLARREAL

Cesar Villarreal, believed to be 46 years of age and known to use multiple aliases, is wanted for his alleged involvement in the shooting death of a man in California. On May 21, 2010, it is alleged that Villarreal, while at a store with his two young daughters, got in an argument with two men. During the argument Villarreal allegedly pointed his gun at both men, who then fled the store. A short time later, Villarreal, while in his pickup truck without his daughters, found the two men a short distance from the store. Villarreal then allegedly shot both men, wounding one and killing the other.

MANUEL VIRGEN-GALVAN

Manuel Virgen-Galvan, believed to be between 37 and 39 years of age and known to use multiple aliases, is wanted for his alleged involvement in a murder in 2005. On June 29, 2005, Virgen-Galvan allegedly shot and killed a 14-year-old boy in Sylmar, California, in front of the boy’s residence while the boy was painting a friend’s bicycle.

STEVEN GIOVANNI AGUILAR-MEDINA

Steven Giovanni Aguilar-Medina, believed to be 26 and has been known to use multiple aliases, and his girlfriend, Evelin Martinez, are wanted for their alleged involvement in a murder and attempted murder in 2009. On December 28, 2009, Aguilar-Medina was allegedly driven to a rival gang area in Los Angeles, California, by Martinez. Investigators allege that Martinez then stopped her van, and Aguilar-Medina exited the vehicle and approached two individuals standing outside a home. Aguilar-Medina then allegedly shouted a gang term before firing multiple shots at the two individuals, killing one.

EVELIN MARTINEZ

SAUL AGUILAR, JR.

Saul Aguilar, Jr., believed to be 48 years of age and has been known to use multiple aliases, is wanted for his alleged involvement in the murder of his ex-girlfriend in Los Angeles, California. In December of 1997, the victim was found in her home with a shotgun wound to her upper torso.

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CARLOS VASQUEZ SERRANO

Carlos Vasquez Serrano, believed to be 48 years of age, is wanted for his involvement in a 2006 murder. On February 1, 2006, Serrano allegedly murdered a man in a bar in Los Angeles, California. After the alleged murder, Serrano allegedly broke into the bar’s office and stole the bar’s video recording equipment. Then, Serrano allegedly kidnapped a woman and fled to Mexico with her against her will.

RICARDO VILLA

Ricardo Villa, believed to be 35 years of age, is wanted for his alleged involvement in an attempted murder (four counts), among other charges, in Hollywood, California, on April 26, 2015. Villa allegedly shot into a vehicle parked outside of a club after a dispute inside the club. Villa was free on bail for an earlier narcotics arrest in Orange County, California.

XOCHITL AURORA DELATORRE

Xochitl (Sochill) Aurora De La Torre, believed to be 40, and known to use multiple aliases, is wanted for her alleged involvement in the murder of a man on September 10, 2004, in Los Angeles, California. Delatorre has ties to, Mexico and Murrieta, California.