Tag: Eagle Pass
Gerard Santellano, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Texas 2024
⏱ 2 min read Gerard Santellano, a 36-year-old convicted felon from Eagle Pass, Texas, was found in possession of a .380 pistol during a lawful traffic stop on September 13, 2024. The stop was made just a week after Santellano was identified as the shooter in an attempted murder. He was arrested on the spot…
Rolando Oyervides Jr., Trafficking Methamphetamine, Firearms, Texas 2020
⏱ 3 min read A ruthless narcotics kingpin has been brought to justice on Kickapoo Tribal Land. Rolando Oyervides Jr., 40, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for trafficking massive amounts of methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana on the reservation. Related Federal Cases Jose Manuel Garcia, Meth Trafficking, Texas 2012 · U.S. Virgin Islands…
Justin Simmons, Assaulting a Federal Officer, Texas 2023
⏱ 3 min read SAN ANTONIO, TX – Federal prosecutors in West Texas are facing a tidal wave of new cases. Over just one week – March 6th to 12th – they filed 250 immigration-related charges and criminal complaints. The surge is hitting the courts hard, with U.S. Attorney Justin Simmons’ office targeting both the…
Jose De La Cruz-Cardoza, Gunrunning, Texas 2025
⏱ 3 min read Jose De La Cruz-Cardoza, 52, is trading the Rio Grande for a federal cell after a judge slapped him with 15 years for running guns to a Mexican drug cartel. Federal agents busted Cardoza at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry on July 12, 2025, trying to shove eight handguns and…
