Oscar Rosales
The man accused of killing a Texas cop with a rifle during a weekend
traffic stop was an international fugitive for 25 years, prosecutors
said Thursday.
Oscar Rosales, 51, was arrested by Mexican authorities Wednesday in
the border town of Ciudad Acuña and turned over to American officials.
Rosales is charged with capital murder for allegedly shooting Harris
County Constable Charles Galloway through the windshield of his squad
car during a Houston traffic stop early Sunday morning.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed to Fox News Thursday
that Rosales was not a US citizen and had not been in the country
legally.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg declined to comment on
Rosales immigration status, but said the Honduran, Guatemalan and El
Salvadorian governments had been notified of his capture.
Ogg said Thursday that Rosales had been a fugitive from Texas law
enforcement for 25 years, and was also wanted for murder in El Salvador.
Corporal
Charles Galloway had stopped Rosales on a routine traffic stop before
allegedly being gunned down by the international fugitive
Jose
Oscar Rosales was charged with capital murder for allegedly shooting
Harris County Constable Charles Galloway through the windshield of his
squad car
Oscar Rosales was also wanted for murder in El Salvador
“He was arrested for aggravated assault with a knife back in 1995,”
she said. Rosales pled guilty and was given probation, which Ogg said he
promptly jumped.
“He absconded and literally evaded detection and capture by law enforcement on that open warrant for 25 years,” she said.
Rosales has gone by multiple identities prosecutors said, and had
been wanted on the aggravated assault charge under a different name.
Rosales is being held without bond, and is due in court Friday morning.
Ogg said her office will be seeking the death penalty.
1 comment:
They should have just thrown his ass out of the plane at 10,000 feet.
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