Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Wisconsin Homicide Suspect Victor M. Cintron Jr. Arrested In California

The Madera Police Department in California reported that Cintron Jr. who was wanted in Wisconsin for the homicide of Jose Rodriguez-Castro in Milwaukee was taken into custody.

By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

May 21, 2019

Madera, California- On Monday, the Madera Police Department reported that Victor M. Cintron Jr., 23, wanted in Wisconsin for the homicide of Jose Rodriguez-Castro, 22, on May 3, 2019 had been taken into custody and was booked at the Madera County jail at 6:48 p.m. The U.S. Marshals Service tracked Cintron Jr. to the City of Madera where he was hiding to avoid arrest and prosecution.
Cintron Jr. surrendered to authorities without incident. He is expected to be extradited to Wisconsin to face one felony count for 1st-degree intentional homicide with the use of a dangerous weapon and attempted 1st-degree intentional homicide with the use of a dangerous weapon. If convicted, Cintron Jr. is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole for the homicide count and 60 years in prison for the attempted homicide count.
According to the criminal complaint, Cintron Jr. fatally shot Rodriguez-Castro at least 8 times and struck Rodriguez's girlfriend who is pregnant once in the leg. Cintron Jr. used to date Rodriguez's girlfriend before she broke up with him and began to date Rodriguez.
Rodriguez's girlfriend identified Cintron Jr. as the suspect who killed Rodriguez-Castro in cold blood at the 2700 block of W. Forest Home Ave.

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