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Suspect in 2008 slaying of L.A. County deputy among 26 fugitives found in Mexico
ktla ^ | Aug 13, 2025 | : Tony Kurzweil

Posted on 08/13/2025 10:33:46 AM PDT by BenLurkin

A man suspected in the 2008 slaying of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Juan Escalante was among 26 fugitives the U.S. has taken into custody from Mexico, the Department of Justice announced.

Escalante, 27, was shot and killed that August in front of his mother’s house in Cypress Park, leading to the arrest of multiple suspects and the search for Roberto Salazar, who was charged with murder although he had not been apprehended.

In its news release on Tuesday, the DOJ listed Salazar among the fugitives sent to the U.S. from Mexico to face federal and state criminal charges from around the country.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Mexico; US: California
KEYWORDS: aliens; crime; deputysheriff; escalante; fugitive; juanescalante; losangelescounty; mexico; murder; robertosalazar; salazar

1 posted on 08/13/2025 10:33:46 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Does anyone think Mexico would have turned these people over to anyone other than President Trump?


2 posted on 08/13/2025 11:44:10 AM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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