Texas mass killing suspect's bond set at $7.5M; wife among several arrested

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Source: NBC News

CUT AND SHOOT, Texas — Hours afer the wife of the man accused of killing five of his neighbors in their Texas home was arrested along with several others, a judge Wednesday ordered the suspect to be held on $7.5 million bond.

Francisco Oropesa had his magistrate hearing at the San Jacinto County Jail and his bond was set at $1.5 million each for five counts of murder, San Jacinto County District Attorney Todd Dillon said. Oropesa had an interpreter for the hearing and “said very little,” Judge Randy Ellisor said.

Earlier in the day, Chief Deputy Tim Kean of the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Office announced that several arrests had been made. Kean didn’t identify those arrested or say how many people were taken into custody in connection with the case, but said it was fewer than five. Oropesa’s wife was among those arrested, records show.

Divimara Lamar Nava, 52, was listed as being in custody at the Montgomery County Jail after being arrested just before 3 a.m. local time (4 a.m. ET) on a charge of hindering apprehension of a known felon, according to records. She’s currently being held in lieu of $250,000 bond.

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Wife of Texas man accused of killing 5 neighbors among several arrested after manhunt

The wife of Francisco Oropesa, the man accused of killing five of his neighbors in their Texas home, has been arrested along with several others, officials said Wednesday morning. Chief Deputy Tim Kean of the San Jacinto Sheriff's Office announced during a news conference that several arrests had been made. He also said Oropesa's bond was expected to be set at $5 million Wednesday.

Kean didn't identify those arrested or say how many people were taken into custody in connection with the case, but said it was fewer than five. Oropesa's wife was among those arrested in connection with the shooting. Divimara Lamar Nava, 53, was listed as being in custody at the Montgomery County Jail after being arrested just before 3 a.m. local time (4 a.m. ET) on a charge of hindering apprehension/prosecution of a known felon, records show.

Montgomery County Sheriff Rand Henderson separately confirmed her arrest to The Associated Press, saying she previously denied knowledge of Oropeza's whereabouts, but authorities believe she hid him in the home near Conroe where he was arrested Tuesday.

Speaking in front of the jail early Wednesday, Kean said more arrests are likely, saying, "others are hinging on what's going on right now." He said that Oroposa's demeanor was "calm" and that he's "probably in this jail right now having a hot breakfast." Oropesa, 38, was arrested in the city of Cut and Shoot on Tuesday evening, ending a four-day manhunt.

Several people are arrested after the Texas man accused of killing 5 neighbors is captured

Several more arrests have been made following the high-profile capture of Francisco Oropesa, the man accused of killing five of his neighbors in their Texas home, as his bond is expected to be set at $5 million, officials said Wednesday morning. Chief Deputy Tim Kean of the San Jacinto Sheriff's Office didn't specify how many people were arrested in connection with the case, but said it was fewer than five.

A person with Oropesa's wife's name was listed as being in custody at the Montgomery County Jail as of early Wednesday. That individual was arrested just before 3 a.m. local time (4 a.m. ET) on a charge of hindering apprehension/prosecution of a known felon, records showed.

Speaking in front of the jail early Wednesday, Kean said more arrests are likely, saying, "others are hinging on what's going on right now." He said that Oroposa's demeanor was "calm" and that he's "probably in this jail right now having a hot breakfast."

Oropesa, 38, was arrested in the city of Cut and Shoot on Tuesday evening, ending a four-day manhunt. A tip led authorities to a house less than 20 miles from the site of the Friday shooting in Cleveland, Texas, and he was found hiding in a closet underneath laundry, officials said Tuesday night. There wasn't a major confrontation during his arrest, Kean said, but that there was "a little simple flurry of resistance" before he was taken in. There were no injuries.

Original article/headline -

Several arrested after Texas suspect accused of killing 5 neighbors captured

Several more arrests have been made following the high-profile capture of Francisco Oropesa, the man accused of killing five of his neighbors in their Texas home, as his bond is expected to be set at $5 million, officials said Wednesday morning.

Chief Deputy Tim Kean of the San Jacinto Sheriff's Office didn't specify how many more people were arrested in connection with the case, but said it was less than five. A person with Oropesa's wife's name was listed as in custody at the Montgomery County Jail as of early Wednesday.

Speaking in front of the jail early Wednesday morning, Kean said more arrests are likely saying, "others are hinging on what's going on right now." Kean (sic) that Oroposa's demeanor was "calm" and he's "probably in this jail right now having a hot breakfast."

Oropesa, 38, was arrested in the city of Cut and Shoot Tuesday evening, ending a massive four-day manhunt. A tip led authorities to a house less than 20 miles from the site of the Friday shooting in Cleveland, Texas, and he was found hiding in a closet underneath laundry, officials said Tuesday night.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Hiding in a closet: Another brave man without a gun.

[niyad]

2. That whole thing read very strange and creepy. He was "having a hot breakfast"???

Five people were NOT "having a hot breakfast" because of him, including a child. And,, per the article, "a little flurry of resistance".

And, whoever wrote that article, a community with a population of 568 (per a road sign posted here yesterday), is a village, NOT a city (population 50,000+).

[dembotoz]

7. I have 2 relatives who work in corrections at a local level

from their descriptions of the food, a hot breakfast is not what most of us would look forward to

[niyad]

9. Oh, I know. But what a weird thing to say.

[dembotoz]

11. good old boy sheriff

rough translation

we got him
He is under our control
He ain't going nowhere
He belongs to us now

[rainin]

14. another translation: this lowlife is getting fed and housed on our dime"

in other words, he's suggesting that he's prefer they not get fed at all

[hamsterjill]

25. Bingo!

This is exactly what he meant.

[mopinko]

12. i spent a day in cook co jail, and i doubt the hot part for starters.

there r literally companies that make foods w the exact nutrition requirements, but taste as bad as possible. it’s honestly a thing.

[Victor_c3]

18. I figured it was another slang term for a "hot lunch" or "Cleveland steamer" or " hot Carl" n/t

[azureblue]

16. it's called

Texas sarcasm..

[PatSeg]

21. Actually it is designated a "city"

Cut and Shoot is a city in eastern Montgomery County, Texas, United States, about 6 mi east of Conroe and 40 mi north of Houston. Until 2006, Cut and Shoot was considered and called a town. Then, the town council elected for it to be considered and referred to as a city. The population was 1,087 at the 2020 census. Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cut_and_Shoot,_Texas

[Marthe48]

3. So he knows what he did was wrong

and trying to avoid answering to the murders he committed.

[sanatanadharma]

4. I hope the arrests address the source of the gun

It is essential that the legal gun manufacturers, buyers, owners, sellers, etc are held to account for their role in assisting or ignoring guns moving from legal to illegal.

[groundloop]

15. My thoughts exactly, people who supply the guns need to be held accountable.

That would at least be a small deterrent to the spread of deadly weapons into the hands of people who shouldn't have them.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. The old hiding-underneath-laundry trick didn't work again, huh?

If one of these clowns ever had an escape plan it would surprise.

[gibraltar72]

6. Cut and Shoot. How poetic.

[localroger]

17. Really, if you wrote this into a novel

...this would be the point where half the readers throw the book against the wall.

[PatSeg]

20. Yes

I wonder what the story is behind that name. Really strange.

Okay, I just had to look it up. From Wikipedia:

According to one local legend, Cut and Shoot was named after a 1912 community confrontation that almost led to violence. According to differing versions of the story, the dispute was over:

- The design of a new steeple for the town's only church,
- The issue of who should be allowed to preach there, or
- The conflicting land claims among church members.

Whatever the circumstances were, a small boy at the scene reportedly said he was scared and declared, "I'm going to cut around the corner and shoot through the bushes in a minute!" This statement apparently stayed in the residents' minds and was eventually adopted as the town's name. "Cut and Shoot" has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cut_and_Shoot,_Texas

[Dave in VA]

8. Perhaps the others

were arrested for hiding a know fugitive?

Just a guess.

[yagotme]

19. Most likely. n/t

[IL Dem]

24. My guess as to who else has been arrested:

The surviving family members of the dead victims. Abbott's first comments about the shooting, in an attempt to dehumanize them IMHO, were that the victims were undocumented. That leads me to believe the survivors may be also. It wouldn't surprise me if TX state officials would further victimize the survivors by arresting and/ or deporting them.

[Baitball Blogger]

10. Yup. It will be interesting to see what happens next.

What is her story? Who turned them in?

I can definitely see a family member turning him in, thinking that his wife, and the rest of the family, were next.

[IronLionZion]

13. The answer to every problem is more guns

If someone is infringing on your right to shoot guns in the middle of the night, well, you've got the solution right there in your hands.

[Operaweeble]

22. Well, if his goal was not to get deported, I think that is a safe bet.

[TalenaGor]

23. theres a city named Cut and Shoot? ffs