Crime

Fugitive Murder Suspect Arrested in Mexico

By James Bouligny, Dec 29, 2021
 

MIDLAND, TX – A man wanted for a brutal murder outside a Midland Whataburger in 2018 has been found in Mexico.

On Wednesday, Julio Cesar Lopez-Beltran was extradited from Mexico, wanted for a murder at a Whataburger on I-20.

A dispute between Lopez-Beltran and David Morales escalated outside the Whataburger and police say that Beltran shot Morales and another person. Morales died his injuries at the hospital.

Julio Cesar Lopez-Beltran will be booked into Bexar County Jail.

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