Suspect in mom-son slayings surrenders after 1 day on the FBI's Top ten list by Ed Kumar 5th period

Juan Elias Garcia, was on the FBI's top ten wanted list for murdering a young new York mother and her toddler in 2010. Garcia, whom the FBI calls an "Enthusiastic murderer" had a $100,000 reward on his head. "Garcia's callous disregard for human life resulted in the senseless murder of a young mother and her helpless 2-year-old son," George Venizelos, assistant director in charge of the FBI's New York Field Office, said on the agency's website when Garcia made the list Wednesday.
      Garcia surrendered Thursday to authorities at the U.S. embassy in Managua, Nicaragua. He is an alleged member of the gang Mara Salvatrucha, or MS13. The Fbi said " a romantic entanglement and gang rivalries lay at the heart of the slayings"Vanessa Argueta, 19, is said to have had a romantic relationship with Garcia, and she's also believed to have had ties to two rival gangs: the 18th Street gang and the Latin Kings."They were going to kill her for disrespecting the gang," Special Agent James Lopez said in the FBI release. "It is unacceptable for MS-13 members to have girls they associate with be involved with rival gang members." Garcia coerced Argueta and her 2-year-old son into the woods. There, they were met by two co-conspirators -- members of Mara Salvatrucha -- and Argueta was murdered execution-style in front of her son. The FBI said the same gun was then used to kill the toddler.
     The Fbi closed with the statement "His appointment to the FBI's Top Ten list illustrates not only the seriousness of his crimes but our commitment to seeking justice for his victims," said Venizelos.

 

Anaylsis: Cartels are becoming a more serious issue within the united states, particularly in the south. To become affiliated with big drug gangs is dangerous, life threatening even. In my opinion, becoming involved with a man like this when you  have a child to take care of is an awful decision.

I'm sure Juan Garcia continues to rue his decision as he is rotting in the pen. Rest in peace to the mother and her child, who died too soon.