Crime & Safety
Suspect in Mexican Murder Captured in Petaluma and Deported
Mario Alberto Hernandez-Huerta, 32, was arrested in Petaluma and transferred to Mexican law enforcement officials.
By Bay City News Service
A Mexican national murder suspect was captured in Petaluma this week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Tuesday.
Mario Alberto Hernandez-Huerta, 32, was captured at a home in Petaluma on Friday and handed over to Mexican law enforcement Tuesday, according to ICE officials.
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Hernandez-Huerta allegedly shot Christian Trujillo Rodriguez multiple times on May 28, 2012 after Rodriguez threw a rock at his home following an argument, officials said.
Hernandez-Huerta had been previously deported from the United States in 2000 after his conviction in Oakland on assault with a firearm charges.
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