Border officer killed while fishing with family

Border officer killed while fishing with family ---

August 3, 2014  Border officer killed while fishing with family fox Gustavo Tijerina, 30, and Ismael Hernandez, 40, were with capital murder of a peace officer, attempted murder, and a variety of lesser charges. The pair, who have been living in Texas illegally, confessed to killing Border Patrol agent Javier Vega Jr. in front of his wife and two kids and his parents Sunday night while they were fishing in Santa Monica, Texas. The two are thought to be linked to gangs or cartels. Alternative theory: They say they did not know they were attacking a border officer, but it may have been staged to look like a bungled robbery rather than a targeted assassination.

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Ties to cartel Tijerina was expected to be charged with four counts of aggravated robbery and one conspiracy organized crime charge for his involvement in the recent string of Cameron County robberies, sources told FoxNews.com. One of the earlier victims was another off-duty Border Patrol agent who was also out fishing when he was robbed. The crew that robbed fishermen in Cameron County was known for firing shots while ordering victims to hand over jewelry, cash and keys to their cars... additional charges tying him to a series of armed robberies and car jackings at fishing spots in Cameron County over the last six weeks believed to be tied to the Gulf Carte

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