Post by Scumhunter on Jan 13, 2020 1:52:03 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: Sedgwick County (Kansas Sheriff's Office website)
Fugitive Profile as of January 13th, 2020:
Full Name: Jesus Fernando Alvarez-Medina
Age (as of 1/13/2020): 20 years old
Height: 6ft
Weight: 185lbs
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
From the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office website- Outstanding Profiled Felons section:
"Jesus is wanted by the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office for FIRST DEGREE MURDER, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND CRIMINAL DISCHARGE OF FIREARM charges. He was last known to live in the Wichita, Kansas area. Anyone with information on the location of this person or any other wanted person or about ANY CRIME is urged to contact the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office at 1.800.874.6449 or 911. To leave a tip with Crime Stoppers, call (316) 267-2111, or submit a tip using the P3 Tips mobile app. You may also leave a tip by website at www.wichitasedgwickcountycrimestoppers.com. No one will ever ask your name. "
ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/MostWanted/wantedposter.aspx?ID=2015
Thoughts? As of this posting date (1/13/2020), Alvarez-Medina still shows as having a warrant in Sedgwick County's online search results: ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/SheriffWarrants/WarrantDetailForm.aspx?wantId=233829
As for the case itself, Medina-Alvarez, along with a man named Eduardo Gallardo and an unnamed 15-year-old juvenile were/are accused in the November 2019 murder of 17-year-old Ramiro Valdez in Witchita, Kansas. According to a local news report:
"Police alleged that 17-year-old Ramiro Valdez was driving a blue pickup when a black pickup driven by Gallardo began following him.
Someone in Gallardo's pickup allegedly fired a rifle multiple times, striking Valdez.
Following the incident, Capt. Brent Allred with the Wichita Police Department said the shooting was "in reference to an ongoing gang feud."
Valdez's family disputed that he was a gang member. He was about to start his senior year at North High School."
www.kake.com/story/41374030/suspect-charged-in-wichita-teens-shooting-death
Thoughts? The article mentions Gallardo making a court appearance and nothing mentions the juvenile defendant so I am assuming Alvarez-Medina is the only defendant still-at-large in this case.
As for the gang member thing, it doesn't matter whether Valdez was a gang member or not as (and I know I sound like a broken record) the taking of someone's life is never justifiable unless in self-defense. Even if Valdez was a gang member, he was only 17 with time to turn his life around. (I realize I just posted a case earlier where I felt the suspect needed to get caught but didn't feel sorry for the 19-year-old victim, that case is different since the victim had killed someone).
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