Three held in Tecate attack case
Original reporting: Infobae México
What happened
Prosecutors allege the men participated in the attack that killed Jesús Pereida Ruiz and wounded María Quijada.
Reporting and context
A judge ordered pretrial detention for three men accused in the July 14 attack on Tecate councilwoman María de Jesús Quijada Maldonado, in which her husband, Jesús Pereida Ruiz, was killed, according to Infobae México. Prosecutors allege that the three are members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG, and that the attack occurred as the family left home for their daughter's graduation ceremony.
The defendants are identified as Yael “N,” known as “El Bolas”; Jesús Alberto “N,” known as “El Boa”; and Daniel Alexis “N,” known as “El Güero.” The report says they had already been detained on drug and weapons allegations when the state prosecutor's office executed arrest warrants for aggravated homicide.
The men requested the constitutional 72-hour period before a decision on whether they would be formally bound over for trial, the report says. Prosecutors also linked a fourth suspect, Raymundo “N,” to the case, alleging he provided the vehicle used in the attack. The criminal allegations, claimed cartel membership and the account of the attack are attributed to the investigation and prosecutor's case.