Posted on 03/25/2008 3:29:30 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
Hernandez wanted in connection with capitol murder of three teens
A near decade old cold triple-homicide case heated up Monday afternoon when Mexican authorities arrested 25-year-old Ricardo "Ricky" Hernandez, wanted by Brownsville police for the alleged capital murder of three teens.
Hernandez, also known as "El Boy," is accused of shooting 14-year-old Jason Sexton and 18-year-olds Roberto Moreno and Ricardo Mata with a 9mm pistol on April 25, 1998, on Minnesota Road, according to Herald archives.
Police Chief Carlos Garcia confirmed Monday afternoon that he was contacted by Mexican authorities regarding Hernandez's arrest.
Hernandez was then handed over to local authorities at 8:25 p.m. Monday night at the B&M International Bridge.
"That's the person that we've been after for close to 10 years," said Garcia.
Garcia said that Hernandez would under go fingerprinting identification as well through photo line-ups, to ensure positive identification.
Hernandez will also be charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, a federal charge, Garcia said.
Sexton was a student at Oliveira Middle School, Moreno and Mata were students at Hanna High School.
Shortly after the killing of the three teens, police detectives said the boys were found shot dead on Minnesota Road inside a white Chevrolet Camaro. They also reported that Hernandez killed them in an attempted failed robbery and fled to Matamoros. He had been on the run since.
Hernandez traveled in a Ford Mustang with then-18-year-old Christopher Carrera while they raced the Camaro occupied by the three boys down Billy Mitchell Boulevard, according to Herald archives.
Carrera was sentenced in January 2004 to 15 years in prison for his participation in the triple murder.
The boys then drove up to the Mustang and asked Carrera and Hernandez if they had any marijuana for sell. Both told the boys to drive into Minnesota Road.
Hernandez's last known address here was at 1195 Chilton St., according to the Brownsville Crime Stoppers Web site.
Hernandez was 16 and a student at Perkins's Middle School when he allegedly killed the three boys.
jborjon@brownsvilleherald.com
“apparently not a Mexican national.”
Good. Then there will be no nonsense about not executing the POS because Mexico doesn’t believe in the death penalty.
It’s those fine upstanding family values down there that come shining through time after time.
I thought is was that they wouldn't extradite *anyone* without a promise of nothing more than 20 years.Does that only apply to Mexican citizens?
Actually if I had read this better, I would have noticed that he got only 15 years for the crime. I suppose they can tack on a couple more years for fleeing.
Carrera I mean, so hernandez probably won’t get much more. Juvenile at the time.
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He was not a Mexican citizen, that’s where they balk at extradition.
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