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Las Cruces, NM - On December 28, 2011, Deputy
U.S. Marshals and the Las Cruces Police Officers apprehended murder suspects
Armando and Mando Lopez. The twin brothers are Norteno gang members wanted out
of Los Banos, California for a double homicide that occurred at a night club in
Los Banos on August 7.
Both Armando and Mando Lopez have lengthy criminal histories including numerous
weapons charges, possession of controlled substances and charges relating to
their involvement in a criminal street gang. The brothers are among other
suspects that are accused of murdering two Mongol outlaw motorcycle gang members
in Los Banos, California. Investigators with the Marshals Service worked closely
with the Las Cruces Police Department and were able to determine the brothers
were living at a residence in Las Cruces and it is believed the pair have been
in the Las Cruces area since November. Both were apprehended separately without
incident on Wednesday evening by the Las Cruces Police Department SWAT unit and
the United States Marshals Service. The brothers will be booked into the Dona
Ana County Detention Center awaiting extradition back to California.
Conrad E. Candelaria, United States Marshal for the District of New Mexico “the
Marshals Service is built upon a foundation of generations of Deputy U.S.
Marshals that relentlessly pursue and investigate the whereabouts of hardened
criminal fugitives and it is this ‘relentless’ pursuit that allows justice to
prevail and in this apprehension, these violent and career criminals will answer
to the crimes they have committed.”
Additional information about the
U.S. Marshals Service can be found at
http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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