At the request of the prosecution, charges were dismissed today against a former security chief-turned-preacher who was accused of killing a tribal leader and two other people in 1981. James “Jimmy” Hughes [of Jimmy Hughes Ministries in Honduras] had been charged with murder and conspiracy in the deaths of Ralph Arthur Boger, 42, Patricia Roberta […]
Jacqueline Tarsa LeBaron, daughter of the late polygamous sect leader and convicted murderer Ervil LeBaron and a longtime fugitive, has been captured in Honduras and returned to the U.S. Patricia Villafranca, a spokeswoman for the FBI’s Houston office, said LeBaron, 44, was taken into custody by agents late Thursday in Moroceli, El Paraisio, Honduras, after […]
According to the Honduras National Police, a bodyguard for former President Carlos Flores (Lucas Manzanares), and his daughter were shot, and his 6-year-old granddaughter died, when the family was surprised by gunmen while driving their car in Tegucigalpa on Saturday. Mr. Manzanares was driving with his daughter and granddaughter when men on foot shot at […]
David Meza, a 51-year-old radio and television journalist, was shot in his car late Thursday as he tried to escape his attackers. He was only meters from his house in La Ceiba. Meza is known for his work with broadcasters such as El Patio, Ceiba Vision, Abriendo Brecha and Radio America. Meza was shot 12 […]
Melvin Fernando Paguada Ruiz of Honduras, has been living in San Antonio, Texas since April of 2008; but today a United States Federal Judge approved his extradition to Mexico. Mr. Paguada Ruiz is wanted on a charge of aggravated homicide for the death of Cruz Escandon Gutierrez, a Mexican cemetery caretaker. According to witnesses, a […]