Juan Elias Garcia | |
Charge: | Conspiracy to Commit Murder in Aid of Racketeering; Murder in Aid of Racketeering; Discharge of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence; Causing the Death of Another Through the Use of a Firearm |
Reward: | $100,000 |
Birth Date: | 12 January 1993 |
Birth Place: | Santa Rosa de Lima, El Salvador |
Added Date: | March 26, 2014 |
Surrendered Date: | March 28, 2014 |
Number: | 501 |
Status: | Surrendered |
Juan Elias Garcia (born January 12, 1993) is a Salvadoran-American man on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for killing his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend and letting fellow MS-13 gang members shoot her two-year-old son as he grabbed Garcia's leg for help.[1] [2] The murder occurred on February 4, 2010, while Garcia was added to the list on March 26, 2014. He surrendered only days after being on the list.[3]
Garcia was convicted in March 2013 of the murders of Vanessa Argueta and Diego Torres[4] and sentences to life in prison.[5]