Mexican authorities say they’ve arrested one of four fugitives wanted
in connection with the murder of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry.
Jesus Leonel Sanchez Meza was taken into custody by Mexican federal police for allegedly killing Terry during a shootout in late 2010 in Arizona, near the Mexico border. Weapons used during the shootout had been purchased by a member of a gun-smuggling ring with the knowledge of United States officials as part of the ATF’s attempted sting operation Fast and Furious.
Back in July, shortly after he was voted on a bipartisan basis into criminal and civil contempt of Congress for failure to comply with a subpoena requiring he turn over documents related to the operation, Attorney General Eric Holder and the DOJ unsealed the indictments of the five men charged with Terry’s murder, as well as the indictment of a sixth man charged with having lesser involvement in the crime.
Until now, four of those charged with the murder were on the lam. The DOJ and FBI offered a $1 million reward to anyone who helped the FBI with “information leading to the arrest of four fugitives.”
The other two men indicted in Terry’s murder, including the individual charged with the lesser crime, have been in custody since December 2010.
Jesus Leonel Sanchez Meza was taken into custody by Mexican federal police for allegedly killing Terry during a shootout in late 2010 in Arizona, near the Mexico border. Weapons used during the shootout had been purchased by a member of a gun-smuggling ring with the knowledge of United States officials as part of the ATF’s attempted sting operation Fast and Furious.
Back in July, shortly after he was voted on a bipartisan basis into criminal and civil contempt of Congress for failure to comply with a subpoena requiring he turn over documents related to the operation, Attorney General Eric Holder and the DOJ unsealed the indictments of the five men charged with Terry’s murder, as well as the indictment of a sixth man charged with having lesser involvement in the crime.
Until now, four of those charged with the murder were on the lam. The DOJ and FBI offered a $1 million reward to anyone who helped the FBI with “information leading to the arrest of four fugitives.”
The other two men indicted in Terry’s murder, including the individual charged with the lesser crime, have been in custody since December 2010.
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