{"id":45742,"date":"2013-11-16T16:14:46","date_gmt":"2013-11-17T00:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=45742"},"modified":"2013-11-20T13:10:30","modified_gmt":"2013-11-20T21:10:30","slug":"sword-wielding-murder-fugitive-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/11\/16\/sword-wielding-murder-fugitive-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Sword wielding murder fugitive arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jesus \u201cChuey\u201d Canales is now in custody and will be arraigned at Antelope Valley Superior court on Monday, November 18 for the 2008 murder of 26-year-old Lucy Preciado.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LANCASTER \u2013 A man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in front of their children in a Lancaster apartment five years ago has been captured in Mexico, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Jesus \u201cChuey\u201d Canales<\/strong>, who\u2019s been on the run since the 2008 murder of Lucy Preciado, was detained by Mexican Authorities on Thursday and extradited to Los Angeles on Friday to face charges in the sword slaying, according to a press release by the LASDHomicide Bureau. Read it below:<\/p>\n

On July 12, 2008, victim Lucy Preciado<\/strong> was murdered in her apartment in Lancaster, California. The suspect, Jesus \u201cChuey\u201d Canales<\/strong>, allegedly used a sword to kill the victim in front of her small children. Detectives originally tracked Suspect Canales to New Mexico, Texas, Mexico and El Salvador. The crime was covered extensively by America\u2019s Most Wanted<\/a>, which featured the young daughter\u2019s \u201c911\u201d call.<\/p>\n

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Lucy Preciado<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On July 16, 2008, Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department (LASD) Homicide detectives presented the case to the Antelope Valley Branch of the Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s Office. The Detectives also obtained a felony arrest warrant for Murder and Child Endangerment with a bail amount of $1,400,000.<\/p>\n

Jesus Canales is a native of El Salvador, who was residing in Lancaster, California when the murder occurred. Homicide Detectives developed information that Jesus Canales may possibly be residing in a small town in Jalisco, Mexico. LASD Homicide detectives utilized LASD Major Crimes detectives, the United States Marshal\u2019s Service and Mexican Authorities, in an attempt to arrest the suspect and return him to Los Angeles County.<\/p>\n

On November 14, 2013, suspect Canales was detained by Mexican Authorities at the request of the U.S. Marshal\u2019s Service. Mexican authorities expelled him from the country and released him to the U.S. Marshals.<\/p>\n

On November 15, 2013, suspect Canales was flown to Los Angeles International Airport. Upon his arrival, homicide detectives took custody of Jesus Canales and placed him under arrest. Suspect Canales was transported to Century Regional Detention Facility and booked for the murder warrant. Suspect Canales will be arraigned at Antelope Valley Superior court on Monday, November 18, 2013.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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LANCASTER \u2013 A man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in front of their children in a Lancaster apartment five years ago has been captured in Mexico, authorities said. Jesus \u201cChuey\u201d Canales, who\u2019s been on the run since the 2008 murder of Lucy Preciado, was detained by Mexican Authorities on Thursday and extradited to Los Angeles […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[719],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45742"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45742\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}