27-05-2025
$20K reward offered in arrest of 1999 Shafter murder suspect
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The FBI is offering a reward up to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest of a man who fled Kern County after being charged with murder more than two decades ago.
Jesus Jose Astorga bolted for Mexico after being accused of fatally stabbing a man in a Shafter apartment on Oct. 15, 1999, according to an FBI release. He has ties to the cities of Durango and Sonora.
'The FBI has a long-standing commitment to aiding our law enforcement partners and ensuring defendants face the charges brought against them — no matter how far they may run,' Sid Patel, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Sacramento Field Office, said in Tuesday's release.
Astorga, 48, is described as Hispanic, 5-foot-7, with black hair and brown eyes.
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