Expand / Collapse search
Watch TV
Menu

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2024 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper.

California

Man facing child-sex charges who escaped to Mexico is caught, extradited to California

By Bradford Betz Fox News
Published | Updated
close
Fox News Flash top headlines for Jan. 6 Video

Fox News Flash top headlines for Jan. 6

Fox News Flash top headlines for Jan. 6 are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com

A fugitive wanted for more than a decade on child sex charges was recently arrested in Mexico and extradited to California to face trial, FBI officials said Monday.

Jose Cruz Naranjo Silva, 77, was arrested in 2006 on charges of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14, the FBI said in a press release.

Jose Cruz Naranjo remains in custody at the Sacramento County Jail.

Jose Cruz Naranjo remains in custody at the Sacramento County Jail. (Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office)

Silva was charged by the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office on July 20, 2006, but fled the U.S. while on bail, according to the FBI.

In May 2008, the FBI obtained a federal warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution at the request of the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department.

Silva evaded authorities until the Mexican government found him in Guadalajara last year. Mexican authorities detained Silva on Aug. 19, 2019, pending extradition to the United States.

FBI agents escorted Silva from Mexico to Sacramento on Friday. He was then remanded to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department for transport to the Sacramento County Jail, according to the agency.

VIRGINIA DAD PUMMELS MAN IN BEDROOM ALLEGEDLY MOLESTING YOUNG KIDS, POLICE SAY

Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, Interpol in Mexico City and the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, worked together to enable Silva’s capture and extradition.

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Silva remains in custody and is ineligible for bail, according to the Sacramento Bee. He is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday. It wasn’t immediately clear whether Silva had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.