Jury convicts suspect in death of Border Patrol agent
On Tuesday, a federal jury convicted the man that was extradited to the U.S. from Mexico for participating in the murder of a Border Patrol agent in Arizona on December 14, 2010.
Courts records indicate the jury found Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes was part of an armed crew of bandits that was looking to rob drug smugglers transporting drugs from Mexico into the United States at the time. Agent Brian Terry’s Border Patrol unit attempted to arrest the men in a rural area north of Nogales, Ariz. when the gunfight broke out.
The defendant was convicted of nine counts, including first-degree murder, second-degree murder, conspiracy to affect interstate commerce by robbery, attempted robbery, assault on four Border Patrol agents and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence.
“Brian Terry’s family will never have its hero back, but his loved ones now have justice,” said U.S. Attorney Robert Brewer of the Southern District of California. “The jury’s verdict is the right outcome not only for the family but for the men and women of the U.S. Border Patrol who put their lives at risk to protect this country.”
Osorio-Arellanes is one of seven defendants charged with murder and other crimes stemming from the murder of Agent Terry.
Osorio-Arellanes was taken into custody in 2017 by Mexican authorities in Chihuahua, Mexico based on an arrest warrant issued by the United States. He was transported to Mexico City for extradition proceedings and arrived in the United States on August 1, 2018.
