Juan Elias Garcia
| Juan Elias Garcia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive | |
| Charges | Conspiracy to Commit Murder in Aid of Racketeering; Murder in Aid of Racketeering; Discharge of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence; Causing the Death of Another Through the Use of a Firearm |
| Reward | $100,000 |
| Description | |
| Born | January 12, 1993 Santa Rosa de Lima, El Salvador |
| Weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
| Status | |
| Added | March 26, 2014 |
| Surrendered | March 28, 2014 |
| Number | 501 |
| Surrendered | |
Juan Elias Garcia (born January 12, 1993) is a Salvadoran-American man on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for killing his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend and letting fellow MS-13 gang members shoot her two-year-old son as he grabbed Garcia's leg for help.[1][2] The murder occurred on February 4, 2010, while Garcia was added to the list on March 26, 2014. He surrendered only days after being on the list.[3]
Garcia was convicted in March 2013 of the murders of Vanessa Argueta and Diego Torres[4] and sentences to life in prison.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "FBI — Man Wanted for Murder of Young Mother and Her 2-Year-Old Son Added to the FBI's List of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives". FBI.
- ^ "FBI — JUAN ELIAS GARCIA". FBI. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014.
- ^ "FBI — FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Juan Elias Garcia Now in Custody". FBI.
- ^ "Reputed gang member gets life in prison for New York mother's murder". Reuters. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "'Most Wanted' Reputed L.I. Gang Member Sentenced To Life In Prison - CBS New York". www.cbsnews.com. 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2024-04-12.