U.S.
Marshals led-Fugitive Task Force arrests El Paso native in California
El
Paso, TX - Rico Torres, 33, of El Paso, Texas, was arrested today by the U.S.
Marshals led-Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force in Corona,
California without incident. The El Paso based Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in
conjunction with the Texas Department of Public Safety, Criminal Investigation
Division, were tipped to Torres’s location anonymously leading Texas
investigators to collaborate with their California counterparts.
The
Texas task force determined through the course of their local investigation
that Torres was using an assumed name of a prisoner presently serving a
sentence in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The tip indicated that
Torres was currently located in a home in the 2100 block of Garretson Circle in
Corona, located southeast of Los Angeles.
Torres
was charged by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in 2011 based on allegations
that Torres manufactured and delivered controlled substances. In 2012, the
Texas Department of Public Safety added Torres as a Texas Top 10 Most Wanted
fugitive. A reward of up to $10,000 was offered for information leading to the
arrest of Torres, a documented gang member with an extensive violent criminal
history.
The
Lone Star Fugitive Task Force is currently conducting a separate investigation
to determine if family or associates of Torres may have assisted Torres to
elude apprehension and evade law enforcement.
Torres
will remain in detention in Riverside County, California pending his
extradition to Texas.
Robert
Almonte, the United States Marshal for the Western District of Texas, states
“The task force is grateful for the valuable assistance provided by the public
in an effort to arrest one of the Texas Most Wanted. We all have a stake in
removing fugitives from our communities to prevent potential crime.”
Members
of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force:
El Paso Police Department
El Paso Sheriff’s Office
Homeland Security Investigations
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
United States Border Patrol
Texas Department of Criminal Justice -
Office of the Inspector General
Texas Department of Public Safety
El Paso District Attorney’s Office
United States Marshals Service.
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