36 Felony Arrests For Nacogdoches County In May

The Nacogdoches County Jail currently houses 304 inmates in their facility. All of them are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Some of the inmates have been there for years, according to the county's inmate search. Victor Torres has still not been to trial for a murder that occurred in 2019.

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He has been in the Nacogdoches County Jail since he gave a full confession of a fatal shooting at Sandyland Circle on November 3, 2019. Torres was 19 when he shot and killed 34-year-old Jose Rojo-Velasco and sent three other men to the hospital according to a 2019 article from KTRE.com.

Now 23, he has been in the Nacogdoches County Jail longer than any current inmate.

Nacogdoches Crime Stoppers Needs Your Help Finding A Wanted Fugitive

Nacogdoches Crime Stoppers will pay an award of up to $1,000 for the first and most accurate tip called directly into them that results in the arrest of Pedro Mendoza Fuentes.

Pedro is currently wanted on numerous warrants in the Nacogdoches area:

• Failure To Appear
• Bail Jumping
• DWI 2nd Offense
• Aggravated Assault With A Deadly Weapon
• Evading Arrest With A Vehicle

May Felony Arrests In Nacogdoches County, Texas

In May there were 36 felony arrests. The charges range from sexual assault to possession of child pornography with intent to promote.

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All pre-trial felony arrestees are considered innocent until proven guilty. Failure to appear on charges seems to be a common theme.

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