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Courtesy Maru De La Paz,

 Laredo, Texas (Webb County) –  In a joint effort between the Webb County Sheriff’s Office and Mexican authorities, Sheriff’s Office officials successfully captured Joseph Allen Garcia who had absconded to Mexico and will now be returned to the United States to face American justice for the murder of two individuals and four aggravated assaults with a deadly weapon.  The charges and warrants were issued back in 2005 and 2009 cases.  This dangerous fugitive has been free and on the loose for approximately 5 years.  Based on Sheriff Martin Cuellar’s intelligence contacts, Joseph Allen Garcia, age 23, a fugitive wanted on these 2 murder charges was picked up in Mexico yesterday.  He was then transported to a jail facility in McAllen, Texas, Hidalgo County where he underwent magistration.  He was transported to the Webb County jail this afternoon.

 Garcia faces charges of Murder Felony 1, Attempted Murder Felony 1, Possession of Marijuana Class B, Assault Causing Bodily Injury Class A, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Felony 2, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon a Felony 2 and Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon a Felony 2.   Garcia is on the Webb County Sheriff’s office top 10 Most Wanted list, and is on the Nation’s top 15 most wanted. 

 Sheriff Cuellar was exhausted from working on the case non-stop throughout the night until this morning.  He stated, “Efforts to work cooperatively with all other law enforcement agencies—international, federal, state, and local—throughout my 26 years working with the Department of Public Safety have been paying off in the continuing apprehension of dangerous wanted fugitives.  As Webb County Sheriff, I will continue building bridges to include all law enforcement authorities.   Indeed, in my tenure as Webb County Sheriff, this is one of my proudest cases.”   Assisting agencies include the Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division and the U.S. Marshals’ Gulf Coast Violent Offenders and Fugitive Task Force, Laredo Division.

 As a reference : Joseph Allen Garcia, an alleged hit man for the Zetas, was captured in Matamoros, Mexico on Thursday night. .Garcia was wanted for murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, failure to appear and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. In December of 2003, Garcia and two buddies allegedly traveled to Laredo to fight with another group of guys, Garcia reportedly pulled out an AK-47 assault rifle and opened fire on the group, killing 18-year-old Mario Gonzalez and injuring three others. On August of 2004, he allegedly shot and wounded another young man after an argument. Garcia was scheduled to appear in court  March of 2005,  he failed to appear in court and authorities have been looking for him ever since. Garcia is known to be associated with the Mexican Mafia and is believed to be involved in the drug trade.

Garcia is one of the Webb County Sheriff’s Office Top 10 Most Wanted and The United States Marshals Top 15 Most Wanted.