Post by Scumhunter on Aug 23, 2015 7:06:30 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: amw.com archives)
Fugitive Profile as of August 23rd, 2015: (based on 2011 AMW archive)
Sex: Male
Race: Hispanic
Current Age: 38-40
Height: 5'9
Weight: 150 - 190
Scars and Tattoos: "J L" on upper left thigh.
Last Seen: Los Angeles , CA, Police say Lopez' mom and aunt live in the Los Angeles area.
Other Possible Locations: Los Angeles , CA. Police believe Lopez might be in the Los Angeles area where many of his family members live.
Last Known Locations: Cincinnati , OH
Who to call if you've seen him: Based on wanted location, our advice would be to call Crime Stoppers of Greater Cincinnati at (513) 352-3040
Juan J. "Lobo" Lopez was aired on the February 4th, 2006 episode of America's Most Wanted. Below is the archived description of the murder he allegedly participated in:
Gang Fight Ends Tragically
Cops in Sharonville, OH say their city has been the scene of constant fights between two groups of undocumented immigrants, mainly from El Salvador and Guatemala. But on Aug. 20, 2005 two of them, Juan J. Lopez "Lobo" and his friend Feliciano Vicente, took the conflict to the extreme.
Police say the two groups got in an argument at a local store. Lopez and Vicente's gang was outnumbered by the other one, so they called for help. The other gang left before their friends arrived, but the fight was not over for Lopez and Vicente. Cops say the two headed to an apartment complex together with another eight members of their group to look for their enemies and end the argument in their own way.
Police say Juan Lopez and Feliciano Vicente's group confronted the members of the other gang in the parking lot of the apartment complex. According to police the fight involved as many as 30 undocumented residents, most of them from Guatemala.
Police say in the middle of the fight, Vicente pulled out a 9mm handgun, but when he tried to shoot, the gun didn't work. He gave the weapon to Lopez who then allegedly shot Moises Ortiz Mendosa in the chest. According to police, Mendosa's cousin tried to help him, but was shot in the hand. Moises Ortiz Mendosa died from the gunshot wound while his cousin was treated and released at a hospital.
Down To One: Lopez
Police say Lopez and Vicente fled to Los Angeles. But, on Sep. 1, 2005 Border Patrol agents arrested Feliciano Vicente in Sierra Blanca, TX, near the Mexican border. Vicente told police that he and his accomplice separated in California.
Police continued searching for Lopez, and on Sep. 8, 2005 the Los Angeles Police department discovered Lopez' car at his mother's house in North Hills, Calif. Lopez' mom was arrested for harboring a fugitive but, unfortunately, they didn't find Juan Lopez.
Police say Lopez left a wife and two children in Ohio, and that on Jan. 6, 2006 the three of them traveled to Los Angeles to visit Juan Lopez' mother. However, investigators believe that they really went to visit Juan Lopez.
Investigators also believe that Juan Lopez traveled to El Salvador, his native country, got a new identity and returned to California. According to police, Juan Lopez may have been involved in a murder in El Salvador before alledgely killing Moises Ortiz Mendosa in the United States and that he may have ties with the MS-13 gang.
Thoughts? What's sad about this case was the fight appeared to be over- and then Juan, Vicente seemed to escalate it again. Lopez is from El Salvador but considering he may have been involved in a murder there as well he might not necessarily be hiding there. Lopez has family in Los Angeles, not to mention back in Ohio, so it isn't outside of the realm of possibility he is to this day hiding in plain sight in either area.
UPDATE: I could find nothing new online from the past few years aside from the AMW archive. As far as I can tell, Lopez is still at large as of this update (7/21/2018), since I haven't found anything online that suggests otherwise. However, as always, if anyone has any updates/proof-of-updates one way or the other, they are more than welcome to let us know.
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