Man Kidnapped From Horizon Turns Up Dead In Juarez

September 10, 2009 - 6:20am

He was kidnapped from his Horizon City home. A mutilated body found in Juarez has been identified as Sergio Saucedo. Sheriff's deputies confirm Saucedo's murder was connected to the on-going cartel violence in Juarez. Tonight they also tell us what this latest incident means for the El Paso community.

Saucedo was kidnapped in broad daylight from his home on the 14,000 block of Desert Sunset. Witnesses tell sheriff's deputies, they saw three men drag him into a vehicle while he was screaming for help.

Then just yesterday, Mexican police found a body dumped on the street in Juarez. Family members later identified the body as Saucedo. Police say his body showed signs of torture, and both of his arms had been cut off. They were found laid across his chest along with a sign. What that sign says has not been released. Saucedo was an American citizen.

This afternoon we spoke with El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles. He says this is an example of spill over from the drug violence in Juarez. Wiles also said he believes the El Paso community is still safe because the people being targeted have always been linked to drugs in some way. However, he says authorities are aware of what could happen. The sheriff's department is handling the kidnapping. They're working with Mexican authorities. No suspects have been named.

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I'm so sorry to know about this. I'm a Colombian citizen that oftenly travels to the USA. I'm so dissapointed to see that the crime and drugs traffic are causing this to your country. I lived this for almost 20 years and I know how it feels when a society, a community begins to feel afraid of going out, having some fun at night because nobody knows what can happen.

It's time for the American government to understand that the drugs issue is not only a problem of the producers (Colombia, Perú, Bolivia) or the dealers (Mexico), but a problem of the whole wide world. To be honest is very complicated to convince the youth that they have to work hard to build a future, even when they're earning enough money per month to stay a home without doing nothing.

God bless America.

Juandiegop1

4 months ago

I'm glad Sheriff Wiles acknowledged this as spillover violence from across the border. The problem is, he seems to have insinuated that only those who are targeted will be the ones to get killed.

In Juarez, this might not have been the case because I'm sure in most cases sicarios have killed innocent people who witnessed a hit, not to mention those who get caught in the crossfire or take stray bullets. I firmly believe that if Saucedo and his family lived in Juarez, they all would've been killed on the spot. However, this being American soil, the hitmen were smart enough to drag him over to Juarez and get the job done in the one place they know they'll most likely get away with it, because like them, they know American law enforcement don't play games, a prime example being the capture and arrest of the individuals who shot that alleged Juarez Cartel Lieutenant in East El Paso a while back.

This unfortunate event is further testament that the violence from Juarez has spilled over and may likely continue to do so. In my opinion, the spillover may have already happened long before we all first heard about Gonzalez Galeana getting killed on the east side, and authorities will keep quiet on such events as to avoid a panic.

"First, they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." -Mahatma Gandhi