ohio, ugh. paul vercammen, thank you. at least those girls are safe tonight and their horrible, horrible situation is now ending. our third story outfront , a teen assassin free in texas tonight. a 17-year-old spent three years in jail and spent the time in jail for beheading four boys in mexico. but no now, apparently, he s living in san antonio. and ton there are growing concerns about whether he may strike again. ed lavendera is outfront. reporter: even in a country ravaged by years of drug cartel-fueled violence, it was a shocking scene in mexico three years ago. a baby-faced american teenager accused of working as an assassin for the south pacific drug cartel was paraded in front of reporters. edgar jiminez lugo was just 14 years old when this video was filmed. jiminez lugo is name by the nickname, el punches. he laid out gruesome details of his life in organized crime. [ speaking in foreign language ]
jiminez lugo is known by the nickname, el punches. he laid out gruesome details of his life in organized crime. [ speaking in foreign language ] jiminez lugo said he was 11 years old when he started killing and slit the throats of four victims himself. he also said drug cartel leaders picked him off the street and forced him into carrying out the assassinations and that he was high on drugs when he killed cartel rivals. he was convicted as a juvenile and sentenced to three years in prison. now he s 17 and was released from prison tuesday in mexico. news cameras captured the release. he was quickly deported back to the united states, flown to san antonio, texas, where he disappeared back into american society. u.s. customs and border protection officials say they helped facilitate his return, but say privacy laws prohibit the agency from releasing more details. he was born in san diego. he s a u.s. citizen. he served his prison sentence and does not face any criminal charges in the unit