have gone out and arrested and deported him. this administration doesn t care because they want this border open and they are committed to open borders at all cost at this point. todd: you re watching fox and friends first s, i m todd piro. ashley: the case against francisco oropesa, he will be forced to answer for the deaths of this innocent family. brooke singman has breaking details. brooke: the illegal migrant accused of killing five was found hiding in a closet under a pile of laundry. agents from border patrol captured 38-year-old francisco oropesa, who faces five murder counts and being held on $5 million bond. jimmy paul, in charge of the case, says a tip led to yesterday s arrest. listen. the tip came in from the fbi tip line and we just want to thank the person who had the courage and bravery to call in the suspect s location. ashley: on top of that tip, oropesa s wife suspect had help in hiding. u.s. customs and border patrol troy miller releasing this
provided the following after the arrest. everybody played a very very integral part in the arrest and capture of this coward, bottom line is, we now have this than custody. he was caught hiding in a closet underneath some laundry. they effectively made the arrest. he is uninjured. and he is currently being taken to my facility in cold springs. in addition to being in the country illegally, authorities say he was convicted of a dui in january of 2012 which prompted his third deportation from the united states. he was also charged last years in unrelated crimes but unable to be find. turning to the end of title 42 next week the biden administration deploying 1500 active duty soldiers to the southern border with mexico. texas governor greg abbott blasting the order in a tweet, quote. biden says he will deploy 1500 troops to the border primarily to do paperwork and only for 90 days. this does nothing to stop illegal immigration. i deployed up to 10,000 national guard at the
closet. thanks to a at tip from the fb. that person is getting a reward. steve: that s right. casey stegall joins us live from cleveland, texas. the eyes of the nation were on texas and i understand that fbi tip line was ringing off the hook they had a lot of tips coming in yesterday. things moved rely fast when a tip came in about 5:15 central time. 6:15 yesterday evening in new york that the suspect may be hiding out in a house not actually far from the crime scene itself. and just within about an hour from then, a little bit more than that, 6:30 local time, he was taken into custody. cell phone video rolling as the fugitive was taken into custody by advisor tack agents those are highly trained yups of border agents also assisted by marshals and the texas department of public safety. 38-year-old francisco oropesa arrested without incident. his bond set at $5 million and he could have a hearing before a magistrate later today. everybody played a very, very integral part
casey stegall joins us from texas. it sounds like the suspect s wife is in jail as well. yes. it s possible. we know more people are behind bars as well as you heard the sheriff saying that was a little bit of a surprise to us. although there was some indication last night that if they find out people were aiding and abetting, hiding this criminal as this manhunt was underway that those people could face charges so that s possible as well so we just got that update from officials over in liberty county. they just wrapped that up. all of the a agencies involved also taking a little bit of a victory lap. now that the manhunt is officially over. and with little fanfare, i might add. the 38-year-old alleged gunman didn t put up a fight. francisco oropesa found hiding under a closet in a pile of clothes not far from the crime scene itself. the suspect will appear before a court later today by video conference from jail. this all came to an end after a tip was called in and then
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