Border Patrol accused in decapitation death in South Texas
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been charged in the death of a man whose decapitated body was found floating near Texas' South Padre Island, a sheriff said Friday.
Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio said Joel Luna might be tied to a Mexican drug cartel through his two brothers but that the investigation is still ongoing.
Luna is charged with capital murder, engaging in organized criminal activity and tampering with evidence. He's accused in the death of Honduran native Jose Francisco "Franklin" Rodriguez Palacios Paz, whose body was found in March.
Luna is jailed without bond. Jail records didn't list an attorney for the 30-year-old Luna, who has worked as a Border Patrol agent for six years.
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