Texas mass killing suspect's bond set at $7.5M; wife among several arrested [View all]
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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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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 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.
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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.
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