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Love triangle murder suspect who fled to Mexico is extradited to California.
Summary
Humberto Rodriguez Martinez was located in Mexico and extradited to Orange County on Dec. 4; he has been charged in the 2017 killing of Daniel Reyes, pleaded not guilty, and is being held without bail.
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A man accused in a 2017 homicide has been brought back to California after years on the run. Officials say Humberto Rodriguez Martinez was located in Mexico and extradited to Orange County on December 4. He faces charges in the death of Daniel Reyes and has pleaded not guilty. Authorities say he had been sought since 2017 and was taken into custody on arrival in the U.S.
Known details:
- Martinez was extradited from Mexico to Orange County on December 4 after being located by Mexican authorities and the U.S. Marshals Service.
- He is charged in the 2017 killing of Daniel Reyes and has pleaded not guilty; he is being held without bail.
- A co-defendant, Adan Zapot-Leyva, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2023 and received a sentence of 15 years to life.
- Authorities say the suspect had been at large for about eight years before his return to the U.S.
Summary:
Prosecutors have returned Martinez to Orange County to face murder charges stemming from an incident in October 2017. Undetermined at this time.
