'Running to Mexico to Escape the Law Isn't Like the Movies Portray,' Says US Marshal Angela Kocherga - KHOU.com
go to original December 15, 2014

A U.S. Marshal says that it's no longer true that people can escape to Mexico to avoid U.S. prosecution. (KHOU)

It took authorities less than five days to track a Houston murder suspect to Central Mexico after his wife's body was found stuffed in a refrigerator in Houston. Patrick Lambert, like other fugitives, may have considered Mexico an easy way to escape the law.

"That's a misconception, a big, big misconception," said Robert Almonte, U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Texas. U.S. and Mexican law enforcement work closely to track and capture fugitives.

"If it had not been for the effort of Mexican authorities, these fugitives would not be making their way back the U.S. and facing charges," said Almonte.

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