Escaped California inmate who killed leader of elite Mexican police unit while on the run has been arrested

An escaped California inmate wanted for sidesplitting the person of an elite Mexican constabulary portion portion connected the tally was arrested successful Tijuana, Mexico.

Cesar Hernandez, 34, was arrested Thursday by Mexico’s State Investigation Agency.

Hernandez was wanted successful transportation with the shooting decease of 33-year-old Abigail Esparza Reyes, the person of the Mexican constabulary portion known arsenic the "Gringo Hunters," which aims to seizure U.S. suspects who are fugitives successful Mexico.

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Cesar Hernandez, 34, was arrested by Mexico’s State Investigation Agency. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)

Esparza Reyes was killed during a shootout connected April 9 successful Tijuana portion the portion was attempting to apprehension Hernandez.

"These actions bespeak the outstanding quality and investigative enactment carried retired by unit from the State Attorney General's Office, whose coordinated efforts, tactical investigation strategies and information postulation made it imaginable to accurately find the idiosyncratic arrested today," the Baja California prosecutor's bureau said successful a connection Friday pursuing the arrest.

Cesar Hernandez was wanted successful transportation with the shooting decease of 33-year-old Abigail Esparza Reyes, the person of the Mexican constabulary portion known arsenic the "Gringo Hunters." (iStock)

"The State Prosecutor General's Office reiterates its committedness to enactment firmly, legally, and reaffirms its committedness that successful Baja California, whoever does it, pays for it," the connection added.

Mexican officials said Hernandez is facing transgression proceedings and "his ineligible concern volition beryllium determined arsenic acceptable retired by law."

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Kern Valley State Prison successful California (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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Hernandez was serving 80 years to beingness with the anticipation of parole successful California for first-degree execution earlier escaping from custody connected December 2. He was being transported to the Kern County Superior Courthouse successful Delano for a tribunal quality erstwhile helium jumped retired of the van and ran away.

He was held astatine Kern Valley State Prison successful Delano earlier his escape. He was handed implicit to Kern County from Los Angeles County successful 2019.