Post by HeadMarshal on Oct 18, 2023 8:02:43 GMT -5
Photo Credits: Myrgv.com
Defendant Details
Name: Sergio Cavazos Medrano (Pictured Left)
Approximate Current Age: 45-46 (As of October 18, 2023. Based on May 17, 2016 news article)
Height: 5'8
Weight: 160 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Tattoos: Grim Reaper on right arm, Virgin Mary on left arm, Santa Muerte on his back.
Name: Maurisio Vidal-Olivo (Pictured Right)
Approximate Current Age: 33-34 (As of October 18, 2023. Based on May 17, 2016 news article)
Height: 5'10
Weight: 225 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Date Of Crime: April 6, 2016
Location Of Crime: Mercedes, Texas
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Sergio Cavazos Medrano & Maurisio Vidal-Olivo are the last remaining suspects wanted for the capital murder of 44-year old Gilberto Garces. Gilberto was at a tire shop when he was kidnapped over a drug debt. Gilberto was bound, beaten and shot to death.
Two suspects in the case were convicted and were sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Maurisio was almost arrested during a traffic stop in 2018. Sergio and Maurisio are still at large.
Based on crime location, it is advised to contact the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office at 956-383-8114 if you have any information on the whereabouts of Sergio Cavazos Medrano and/or Maurisio Vidal-Olivo.
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Thoughts? A news article from November 2022 mentioned that Sergio and Maurisio were still fugitives. As of today, October 18, 2023, Maurisio has a warrant flag in Hidalgo County's jail records. It doesn't say what the warrant is for, but I assume it is for the capital murder charge. The jail records shows that neither fugitive has been jailed for the capital murder charge. I checked PACER and did not see UFAP (Unlawful Flight To Avoid Prosecution) cases for Sergio and Maurisio.
I hope that Gilberto's family will get the justice and answers that they deserve. As with similar cases, Gilberto did not deserve to be murdered over a drug debt. Sergio and Maurisio may be travelling back and forth between Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley region of South Texas.
- myrgv.com/featured/2022/11/10/mercedes-man-convicted-of-capital-murder-for-2016-kidnapping-death/
- www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/investigators-two-more-suspects-identified-in-capital-murder-case/
- www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/hidalgo-county-sheriffs-office-searching-for-wanted-capital-murder-suspect-10-23-2019/
- pa.co.hidalgo.tx.us/default.aspx