Post by Scumhunter on Oct 25, 2015 0:05:50 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: amw.com archives)
Fugitive Profile as of October 25th, 2015: (based on 2011 AMW archives, please contact site if any information is inaccurate)
Full Name: Roberto Carlos Paz
Sex: Male
Race: Hispanic
Current Age: 53-55
Height: 5'4
Weight: 165-180 lbs
Hair: Brown (May have a mustache)
Eyes: Brown
Last seen: Carson, CA
Other Possible Locations: Southern CA. Virginia.
Who to call if you've seen him: Based on old news article, our advice would be to call the Carson sheriff's station at 310-830-1123
Roberto Carlos Paz's photograph has been splashed in newspapers and on news broadcasts. A page is devoted to him on the Web site of the television series "America's Most Wanted."
But Paz continues to elude sheriff's deputies more than a month after he allegedly fled a New Year's Day crash that killed a Carson mother and one of her 4-year-old twin sons.
"We have some leads we are pursuing," Carson sheriff's Capt. Todd Rogers said. "It's still a priority case for us."
In the weeks following the crash, prosecutors filed criminal charges against Paz, and Carson City Council members offered a $10,000 reward for information that leads to his capture and conviction.
Paz, who turned 43 the day of the crash, is suspected of running a red light at Main and Albertoni streets at high speed just as Midi Mikasa and her husband, Mark, passed through the intersection with their twin sons in the back seat.
The family was on their way home at
9 p.m. from a holiday gathering.
Mrs. Mikasa, 34, died that night. Her son, Nathan, died the next morning in a hospital. Nathan's twin, Lucas, and his father are recovering from their injuries.
As Mikasa family members began mourning the deaths, deputies quickly identified Paz as the suspect behind the wheel of the badly damaged pickup truck abandoned at the scene.
As they set out to find him, they contacted his family. But locating the man with addresses in Long Beach and Los Angeles has proved difficult.
"We don't know if he's in country or out of country," said sheriff's Sgt. Russell Shapley, who heads the traffic unit at the Carson sheriff's station.
Deputies plan to consult with Sheriff's Department investigators who search for fugitives, along with the agency's Foreign Investigations Unit, Shapley said.
Paz, a native of Honduras, is wanted on a $190,000 warrant that charges him with two counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, hit-and-run causing death, and reckless driving, Shapley said.
Paz, who was driving on an expired license and has four convictions for running red lights and speeding, has used multiple aliases.
Carson City Council members hope the reward passed at their Jan. 15 meeting will prompt someone to provide a much-needed lead.
The council adjourned the meeting in Midi and Nathan Mikasa's memory.
"Emotionally, it was really, really sad," Mayor Jim Dear said. "It's one of those that you hope would never take place, would never happen. That was a terrible crime the man allegedly committed."
Paz is described as Latino, 5 feet 4 inches tall, 165 to 180 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He might also have a mustache.
Anyone with information about Paz's whereabouts is asked to call the Carson sheriff's station at 310-830-1123 or e-mail webemail @lasd.org
Thoughts? The above was a 2008 news article about this case for Paz, who was on AMW's old website. Unfortunately, I can't find anything more recent and I'm just going on the assumption he's still wanted as of this posting date (10/25/2015) since I haven't seen proof otherwise. If anyone has proof otherwise, please feel free to let us know.
Assuming Paz is still at large, unfortunately Honduras has proven to be a very difficult place to catch fugitives, as AMW never had a direct capture in the country in their 25-year history. (Despite John Walsh's (as much as I love him) claims to the contrary).
www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20080205/suspect-in-fatal-carson-crash-still-at-large
www.inarchive.com/com/a/amw.com/7941/2011-11-21-description/612/AMW_America_s_Most_Wanted_Feedback/
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