Detained one of the 10 most wanted by the FBI in the State of Mexico: a US Citizen
Last Friday, June 5, the arrest of Santiago "Pucho" Villalba Mederos arrest of ” was carried out , when he was driving on a highway that connects the towns of Tenancingo and Tecomatlán, in the State of Mexico , an American citizen of Hispanic origin accused of committing two murders in his country.
According to the first reports, this is an American born in Tacoma, Washington and who in his native country is accused of having carried out two murders, which is why he was on the list of the 10 most wanted fugitives by the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI for its acronym in English).
This Monday the authorities of the State of Mexico announced that Santiago "N" was captured on a highway of the entity, without specifying the reason for the arrest.
On the FBI website, they announced the capture of Santiago Mederos Villalva , last Friday, in a state of the center of Mexico , where he has identified with multiple aliases.
He is the son of Mexican Nationals but lived in the US. He was 19-20 years old when he committed at least two murders in Washington State.
In 2010 , Santiago "N" allegedly carried out the murder of two people in Tacoma, Washington , a 20-year-old girl while randomly shooting from a car and a 21-year-old man during an armed confrontation .
In the record of the FBI , issued in September 2017 , one offered a reward of 100,000 US dollars for information leading to his capture, noting that he was regarded as a man extremely dangerous .
Santiago "N" , required by two courts of the state of Washington , for which he was handed over to Mexican immigration authorities who will put him at the disposal of the US justice .
FBI Press Release:
FBI Announces Arrest of Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Santiago Villalba Mederos
Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Raymond Duda of the Seattle Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced today that Santiago Villalba Mederos was arrested without incident in Tenancingo, Estado de Mexico, Mexico, on Friday, June 5, 2020.
Mederos, aka “Pucho,” was wanted for his alleged involvement in several crimes committed in Tacoma, Washington, in 2010. In February, Mederos allegedly fired multiple shots into a random car, killing a 20-year-old girl and seriously wounding her brother. During a fight in March, Mederos allegedly fired a single gunshot toward bystanders, striking and killing an innocent 21-year-old male victim. Both cases were investigated by the Tacoma Police Department.
Mederos was charged with multiple counts for both of these crimes in the Superior Court of Washington for Pierce County, Washington, and local arrest warrants were issued for him.
On September 30, 2016, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Mederos in the United States District Court, Western District of Washington, Tacoma, Washington, after he was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Mederos was placed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on September 25, 2017.
“This arrest is result of good old-fashioned detective work and a great collaborative effort with our federal and international partners. Hopefully the families of Mederos’ victims will finally see a resolution for these senseless acts,” said SAC Duda.
The FBI Seattle Field Office credits the FBI’s legal attaché office in Mexico City, Mexico, the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, the Secretaria de la Marina Armada (SEMAR), the Fiscalia General de Justicia del Estado de Mexico (FGJEM), the Instituto Nacional de Migracion (INM), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Social Security Administration (SSA), the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), and the Western District of Washington’s U.S. Attorney’s Office in coordinating the arrest of Mederos, who was deported to the United States, where he will be tried in Pierce County, Washington’s Superior Court.
The public is reminded that indictments contain only allegations of criminal misconduct and that defendants are presumed to be innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
The FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list was established in March 1950. Since then, 523 fugitives have been placed on the list, and 489 (to include Mederos) have been apprehended or located, 162 of them as a result of citizen cooperation. Mederos was the 515th person to be placed on the list. Additional information concerning Mederos and the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list can be found at fbi.gov/wanted/topten.
Original FBI Wanted Warrant:
Featured News Item:
September 25, 2017
New Top Ten Fugitive
Update: Santiago Villalba Mederos was arrested without incident in Tenancingo, Estado de Mexico, Mexico, on Friday, June 5, 2020.
Additional News
Tacoma Fugitive Santiago Mederos Added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List
Aliases:
"Pucho", "Stretch", Santiago Mederes, Santiago Mederos, Santiago V. Mederos, Santiago Medeors, Santiago Villalva Mederos
Date(s) of Birth Used June 5, 1991
Place of Birth Tacoma, Washington
Hair Black
Eyes Brown
Height 5'10"
Weight 140 pounds
Sex Male
Race White (Hispanic)
Nationality American
Scars and Marks Mederos has a tattoo on his left shoulder of the letter "S" and a tattoo on his right shoulder of the letter "E".
Reward:
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of Santiago Villalba Mederos.
Remarks:
Mederos is a known member of the Eastside Lokotes Sureno (ELS) gang. He has ties to Washington State and the states of Guerrero and Morelos in Mexico. Mederos speaks both English and Spanish.
Caution:
Santiago Villalba Mederos, aka "Pucho", is wanted for his alleged involvement in several crimes committed in Tacoma, Washington, in 2010. In February, Mederos allegedly fired multiple shots into a random car, killing a 20-year-old girl and seriously wounding her brother. During a fight in March, Mederos allegedly fired a single gunshot towards bystanders, striking and killing an innocent 21-year-old male victim. Mederos was charged with multiple counts for both of these crimes in the Superior Court of Washington for Pierce County, and local arrest warrants were issued for him. On September 30, 2016, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Mederos in the United States District Court, Western District of Washington, Tacoma, Washington, after he was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
Wanted for: First-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful flight to avoid prosecution
Santiago Villalba Mederos is an alleged gang member wanted for two different 2010 slayings in the Tacoma, Washington area, according to the FBI.
The FBI says Mederos is wanted related to shootings that resulted in the death of a woman and the wounding of her brother, and a month later, the murder of a man. Neither victim had gang ties.
The FBI says it's believed that Mederos fled to Mexico after the murders but he may have returned to the U.S.
Mederos is approximately 5 foot 10 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. He has black hair, brown eyes, and tattoos of the letter "S'' on his left shoulder and the letter "E'' on his right shoulder.
Should be Considered Armed and Extremely Dangerous.
FBI Press Release:
FBI Announces Arrest of Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Santiago Villalba Mederos
Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Raymond Duda of the Seattle Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced today that Santiago Villalba Mederos was arrested without incident in Tenancingo, Estado de Mexico, Mexico, on Friday, June 5, 2020.
Mederos, aka “Pucho,” was wanted for his alleged involvement in several crimes committed in Tacoma, Washington, in 2010. In February, Mederos allegedly fired multiple shots into a random car, killing a 20-year-old girl and seriously wounding her brother. During a fight in March, Mederos allegedly fired a single gunshot toward bystanders, striking and killing an innocent 21-year-old male victim. Both cases were investigated by the Tacoma Police Department.
Mederos was charged with multiple counts for both of these crimes in the Superior Court of Washington for Pierce County, Washington, and local arrest warrants were issued for him.
On September 30, 2016, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Mederos in the United States District Court, Western District of Washington, Tacoma, Washington, after he was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Mederos was placed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on September 25, 2017.
“This arrest is result of good old-fashioned detective work and a great collaborative effort with our federal and international partners. Hopefully the families of Mederos’ victims will finally see a resolution for these senseless acts,” said SAC Duda.
The FBI Seattle Field Office credits the FBI’s legal attaché office in Mexico City, Mexico, the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, the Secretaria de la Marina Armada (SEMAR), the Fiscalia General de Justicia del Estado de Mexico (FGJEM), the Instituto Nacional de Migracion (INM), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Social Security Administration (SSA), the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), and the Western District of Washington’s U.S. Attorney’s Office in coordinating the arrest of Mederos, who was deported to the United States, where he will be tried in Pierce County, Washington’s Superior Court.
The public is reminded that indictments contain only allegations of criminal misconduct and that defendants are presumed to be innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
The FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list was established in March 1950. Since then, 523 fugitives have been placed on the list, and 489 (to include Mederos) have been apprehended or located, 162 of them as a result of citizen cooperation. Mederos was the 515th person to be placed on the list. Additional information concerning Mederos and the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list can be found at fbi.gov/wanted/topten.
Original FBI Wanted Warrant:
Featured News Item:
September 25, 2017
New Top Ten Fugitive
Update: Santiago Villalba Mederos was arrested without incident in Tenancingo, Estado de Mexico, Mexico, on Friday, June 5, 2020.
Additional News
Tacoma Fugitive Santiago Mederos Added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List
Aliases:
"Pucho", "Stretch", Santiago Mederes, Santiago Mederos, Santiago V. Mederos, Santiago Medeors, Santiago Villalva Mederos
Date(s) of Birth Used June 5, 1991
Place of Birth Tacoma, Washington
Hair Black
Eyes Brown
Height 5'10"
Weight 140 pounds
Sex Male
Race White (Hispanic)
Nationality American
Scars and Marks Mederos has a tattoo on his left shoulder of the letter "S" and a tattoo on his right shoulder of the letter "E".
Reward:
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of Santiago Villalba Mederos.
Remarks:
Mederos is a known member of the Eastside Lokotes Sureno (ELS) gang. He has ties to Washington State and the states of Guerrero and Morelos in Mexico. Mederos speaks both English and Spanish.
Caution:
Santiago Villalba Mederos, aka "Pucho", is wanted for his alleged involvement in several crimes committed in Tacoma, Washington, in 2010. In February, Mederos allegedly fired multiple shots into a random car, killing a 20-year-old girl and seriously wounding her brother. During a fight in March, Mederos allegedly fired a single gunshot towards bystanders, striking and killing an innocent 21-year-old male victim. Mederos was charged with multiple counts for both of these crimes in the Superior Court of Washington for Pierce County, and local arrest warrants were issued for him. On September 30, 2016, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Mederos in the United States District Court, Western District of Washington, Tacoma, Washington, after he was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
Santiago Villalba Mederos is an alleged gang member wanted for two different 2010 slayings in the Tacoma, Washington area, according to the FBI.
The FBI says Mederos is wanted related to shootings that resulted in the death of a woman and the wounding of her brother, and a month later, the murder of a man. Neither victim had gang ties.
The FBI says it's believed that Mederos fled to Mexico after the murders but he may have returned to the U.S.
Mederos is approximately 5 foot 10 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. He has black hair, brown eyes, and tattoos of the letter "S'' on his left shoulder and the letter "E'' on his right shoulder.
Should be Considered Armed and Extremely Dangerous.
What a P.O.S..of course he is a garbage gangster
ReplyDeleteGood to get this guy off the street he clearly has no respect for human life.
ReplyDeleteNow imagine how many he killed in Mexico, where it's a lot easier to commit murder and get away with it.
DeleteSo he's a Sureño… their wikipage says they're allied to the Gulf Cartel. But he's tied to Guerrero and Morelos, which cartels are in those states?
ReplyDeleteAll the cartels are in both states. Where u from?
DeleteLa Justicia a veces se tarda. Pero Tarde o Temprano te va agarrar.
ReplyDeleteEl Ranchero de Juarez.
So, someone is $100,000 bucks richer.....
ReplyDelete