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Fox News
20-03-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Three FBI Most Wanted fugitive arrests in two months signal return to 'premier' agency: former agent
The FBI has had prompt success capturing fugitives since President Trump took office, according to Director Kash Patel. Patel announced on Tuesday that the FBI has apprehended three fugitives from the agency's 10 Most Wanted list since Jan. 20. "This is the FBI that I was proud to work for, and I'm really excited to see that they have already arrested several of the FBI's Most Wanted fugitives," former FBI agent and Fox News contributor Nicole Parker told Fox News Digital. "When President Trump took over in 2017 in his first administration, I was a violent crime agent in Miami, and I specifically remember that he said that his top priority was to focus on violent criminals." Parker believes that in his second term, Trump's "focus" is what "Americans care about most: making America safe, focusing on violent crime and taking the most violent criminals off the street." Patel on Tuesday said the FBI, Justice Department and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi "have captured our third fugitive on the Ten Most Wanted list since January 20, 2025." "When you let good cops be good cops, this is what happens." "That's not an accident," Patel wrote on X. "When you let good cops be good cops, this is what happens. This administration is giving the new FBI and AG Bondi the resources to get the job done — and we won't stop." Parker said the new leadership will "make the FBI, in my opinion, the number one, premier law enforcement agency again." The FBI told Fox News Digital that the three fugitives captured since January are as follows: Roman-Bardales, 47, is an alleged MS-13 key senior leader accused of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to provide and conceal material support and resources to terrorists, narco-terrorism conspiracy and alien smuggling conspiracy. Authorities took Roman-Bardales into custody in Mexico on Monday, then extradited to the United States for legal proceedings. "FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Roman-Bardales has been extradited to the United States to be held accountable for the extreme and depraved violence and terror his leadership of MS-13 allegedly brought to the streets of the United States and across North America," FBI Acting Assistant Director in Charge for the New York Field Office Leslie Backschies said in a statement after his arrest. "The FBI, along with our law enforcement partners are committed to eradicating MS-13 and all violent transnational criminal organizations wherever they operate as we protect our nation." A second Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitive was arrested in Mexico on Jan. 30. Arnoldo Jimenez is accused of murdering his wife, who was found dead in the bathtub of their apartment, less than 48 hours after they were married in Burbank, Illinois, in 2012. He is also accused of fleeing to avoid prosecution. "The FBI is extremely appreciative of the Burbank Police Department, our law enforcement partners in Mexico, and the public for their tremendous investigative efforts and collaboration in the capture of Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Arnoldo Jimenez," Douglas S. DePodesta, special agent in charge of the FBI's Chicago Field Office, said in a statement. "The FBI will use all of its available resources to bring criminals to justice, no matter how much time has passed or where they may be in the world." The first FBI 10 Most Wanted fugitive arrest under the Trump administration took place in Florida in January, when Lady Lake Police Sgt. Michelle Bilbrey arrested 60-year-old Donald Eugene Fields II during a routine traffic stop on Jan. 25. Fields is charged with child sex trafficking and child rape charges in federal and state court. He is accused of knowingly attempting to recruit, entice, provide, patronize and solicit a minor into engaging in a commercial sex act from about January 2013 until June 2017. "Thanks to proactive policing by the Lady Lake Police Department, one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted fugitives has been captured," said FBI St. Louis Special Agent in Charge Ashley Johnson said in a statement. "[I]t shows me that Kash Patel is serious…" Earlier this month, Atlanta police identified and detained Justin Smith, who is not on the Top 10 list but is on the FBI's general Most Wanted list. Smith allegedly shot his pregnant girlfriend in the head multiple times in Philadelphia in 2021, killing her and her unborn child. "This is what we need. We need to hold these individuals accountable," Parker said. "To take several of them off of the streets within two months is absolutely phenomenal. I am so excited to see what is in store for the FBI over the next three and a half years. Again, we're only two months into it, and for this to have already occurred, it shows me that Kash Patel is serious when he says, 'Let good cops be good cops.' Let's let them just do their jobs."
Fox News
19-03-2025
- Fox News
Patel says FBI has captured its 3rd most wanted fugitive since Trump took office: 'Let good cops be good cops'
The FBI has captured its third fugitive from the "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list since President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, according to agency director Kash Patel. In a post on X on Tuesday night, Patel said the FBI's success in bringing down some of America's most wanted is "not an accident" and can be attributed to letting "good cops be good cops." "When you let good cops be good cops, this is what happens. This administration is giving the new FBI and AG Bondi the resources to get the job done — and we won't stop," Patel wrote. He also praised the Department of Justice and Attorney General Pam Bondi for their work. Patel did not provide any details on the newest arrest, but it comes hours after he announced the arrest of alleged MS-13 key senior leader Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales, who was taken into custody in Mexico on Monday and will be extradited to the US. The FBI was offering a $250,000 reward for information on Bardales prior to his arrest for his involvement in allegedly directing MS-13 activity in the United States, Mexico, and El Salvador. "I can now confirm that last night, working with the Justice Department and other interagency partners, the FBI has extradited one of our 'Ten Most Wanted' from Mexico — one we believe to be a key senior leader of MS-13, Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales," Patel said in a statement. The arrest and handover of Bardales took place a few weeks after Mexico extradited more than 29 drug cartel figures to the U.S., including drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was allegedly behind the 1985 killing of a DEA agent. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe first arrest under the Trump administration of a Ten Most Wanted fugitive took place in Florida in January when Lady Lake Police Sgt. Michelle Bilbrey arrested 60-year-old Donald Eugene Fields II during a routine traffic stop. Fields was wanted on federal child sex trafficking charges and state charges of child rape.
Yahoo
04-02-2025
- Yahoo
Man added to FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list
(WBRE/WYOU) — The FBI announced it has added a new person to the 'Ten Most Wanted Fugitives' list. On February 4 the FBI added Fausto Isidro 42-year-old Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores to the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Investigators say Meza-Flores, also known as 'Chapo Isidro,' is the alleged leader of the Meza-Flores transnational criminal organization, which is based in Mexico. According to officials, the organization is allegedly responsible for the possession, distribution, and importation of large quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana into the United States. FBI arrest fugitive on Ten Most Wanted list As the alleged leader, FBI states Meza-Flores leads a group of heavily armed gunmen who use violence to maintain control of areas in Mexico used for the production and transportation of narcotics into the U.S. Meza-Flores is described as having brown eyes and dark brown hair, 5 feet, 6 inches tall, and 160 pounds. The U.S. State Department's Narcotics Rewards Program is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information that leads to Meza-Flores' arrest. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), your local FBI office, or submit a tip via Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Yahoo
FBI Most Wanted fugitive had 'pattern of traveling to Florida,' agents say
The Brief Fields II has been listed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list since May 2023. Lady Lake Police Department arrested the suspect after a routine traffic stop on Saturday. On Monday the police department and the FBI held a press conference. ORLANDO, Fla. - The Lady Lake Police Department announced the arrest of Donald Eugene Fields II, one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, following a routine traffic stop on Saturday morning. Criminal History Fields, 60, was apprehended by Sgt. Michelle Bilbrey at approximately 9:15 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 27/441 and Rolling Acres Road. The arrest came after Sgt. Bilbrey noticed the vehicle's license plate was not registered with the car Fields was driving. Fields is wanted on federal charges of child sex trafficking and state charges of child rape. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Suspect on FBI's Ten Most Wanted list arrested in Lake County for child sex trafficking, rape charges He had been added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in May 2023 after evading authorities since March 2022, when he failed to appear for a court hearing in Franklin County, Missouri. Donald Eugene Fields II, 60, was federally indicted in St. Louis on Dec. 7, 2023, on one count of child sex trafficking. The indictment alleges that Fields attempted to recruit, entice, provide, patronize, and solicit a minor to engage in commercial sex acts between January 2013 and June 2017. In addition to federal charges, Fields faces multiple charges in Missouri, including statutory rape, statutory sodomy, child molestation and witness tampering in Franklin County Circuit Court. A warrant for his arrest was issued in March 2022 after he vacated his home and failed to appear for a scheduled hearing, according to court records. What they're saying On Monday, the Lady Lake Police Department, alongside the FBI, held a press conference in regard to the capture of Fields. "We knew that he had a pattern of traveling to Florida because he used to own a property in the Tampa area. So we put that information out to the public as well as our law enforcement partners," said Greg Federico, FBI supervisory senior resident agent. "We now know that since that time, Mr. Fields made changes to his physical appearance, and that was one of the ways he was able to evade detection and avoid accountability until his capture this weekend." We knew that he had a pattern of traveling to Florida because he used to own a property in the Tampa area. So we put that information out to the public as well as our law enforcement partners. We now know that since that time, Mr. Fields made changes to his physical appearance, and that was one of the ways he was able to evade detection and avoid accountability until his capture this weekend. Greg Federico, FBI supervisory senior resident agent When asked about the arrest, Lady Lake Police Chief Steve Hunt said he was taken by surprise. I was pretty surprised at first, to be honest. That's not something that you come across every day. So it was a little eye-opening to me that we have people like that riding around all over on our streets, especially here in Lady Lake. Steve Hunt, Lady Lake Police Chief "I was pretty surprised at first, to be honest. That's not something that you come across every day. So it was a little eye-opening to me that we have people like that riding around all over on our streets, especially here in Lady Lake," explained Steve Hunt, Lady Lake Police Chief. Fields is set to make his first appearance in federal court in Florida. STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 35 ORLANDO: Download the FOX Local app for breaking news alerts, the latest news headlines Download the FOX 35 Storm Team Weather app for weather alerts & radar Sign up for FOX 35's daily newsletter for the latest morning headlines FOX Local: Stream FOX 35 newscasts, FOX 35 News+, Central Florida Eats on your smart TV The Source The information in this article comes from the Lady Lake Police Department and the FBI.
Yahoo
26-01-2025
- Yahoo
Suspect on FBI's Ten Most Wanted list arrested in Lake County for child sex trafficking, rape charges
The Brief Fields II has been listed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list since May 2023. Lady Lake Police Department arrested the suspect after a routine traffic stop. He is also facing charges in Missouri for statutory rape, statutory sodomy, child molestation, and witness tampering. LAKE COUNTY, Fla. - A man who has been on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list since May 2023 was arrested Saturday morning during a routine traffic stop in Lady Lake, northwest of Orlando, authorities said. FBI St. Louis Special Agent in Charge Ashley Johnson announced the arrest of Donald Eugene Fields, II. According to officials, the Lady Lake Police Department arrested Fields, II, after a routine traffic stop. The license plate was not registered with the vehicle he was driving. It happened at 9:15 a.m. on U.S. Highway 27/441 at Rolling Acres Road. What they're saying The FBI praised the work of the department, whose police chief is an FBI National Academy graduate. "Thanks to proactive policing by the Lady Lake Police Department, one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted fugitives has been captured," said Special Agent in Charge Johnson. Reports suggest Fields II will be scheduled to make his first appearance in federal court in Florida. Criminal History "Fields, II, 60, was federally indicted in St. Louis on December 7, 2023, on one count of child sex trafficking. The indictment accuses Fields, II, of knowingly attempting to recruit, entice, provide, patronize, and solicit a minor into engaging in a commercial sex act from about January 2013 until June 2017," said an FBI II is also facing charges in Missouri for statutory rape, statutory sodomy, child molestation, and witness tampering in Franklin County Circuit Court. According to officials, a warrant for his arrest was issued by that court after Fields II vacated his home and failed to show up for a March 3, 2022, hearing, court records show. Fields II is the fifth fugitive investigated by the FBI St. Louis Field Office to be named as an FBI Top Ten Most Wanted fugitive. More than 60 years ago, Thomas Edward Galloway was placed on the list in June 1964. The FBI arrested Galloway in July 1964 at a golf course in Danville, Virginia, after a citizen recognized him from a newspaper article. The FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list was established in March 1950. Fields, II, was the 531st fugitive added to the list. Of the total, 495 fugitives have now been apprehended or located—163 of them as a result of citizen cooperation. STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 35 ORLANDO: Download the FOX Local app for breaking news alerts, the latest news headlines Download the FOX 35 Storm Team Weather app for weather alerts & radar Sign up for FOX 35's daily newsletter for the latest morning headlines FOX Local: Stream FOX 35 newscasts, FOX 35 News+, Central Florida Eats on your smart TV The Source This information came from the Federal Bureau of Investigation St. Louis Press Office.
