Thursday, December 05, 2013

U.S. arrests man suspected of killing 8 in Mexico

A man accused of killing eight Mexican municipal government officials has been arrested and turned over to officials in that country, U.S. authorities said Wednesday. Genaro Olaguez, 53, had been living at a relative’s Sacramento home before his arrest Tuesday, Deputy U.S. Marshal Frank Newsom said. Olaguez is suspected of killing a commissioner and seven other city officials in Sinaloa, Mexico, in May 2000. Four others also were seriously wounded in the attack that marshals called a massacre. The marshals service has been given few details on the killings, Newsom said. “All I know is heavy weapons” were used, he said. Sacramento County Jail records list the suspect’s last name as Olaguez-Rendon. Newsom and Sacramento County Sheriff’s Sgt. Lisa Bowman say Olaguez was deported to Mexico on Wednesday...more

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