Why Is Homero Zamorano Jr Arrested, Who Is He? Texas Migrant Truck Driver

Forty-five years old, Homero Zamorano Jr is an alleged driver of the tractor-trailer who was reportedly taken into control by police on Wednesday on criminal charges alleging alien smuggling resulting in death.

Originally from Brownsville, Zamorano resides in Pasadena, Texas; currently, Officers are revealed. The 45-year-old alleged truck driver reportedly went to Homer Hanna High School in Brownsville, Texas.

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) responded to a neighborhood in San Antonio on June 27, 2022, where dozens of individuals suspected of entering the US illegally were found dead inside a tractor-trailer.

San Antonio Police Department officers were led to the location of a person, later identified as Zamorano, who was reportedly discovered hiding in the brush after attempting to elude authorities.

Laredo Sector Border Patrol provided HSI agents with captured surveillance footage of the truck crossing through an immigration checkpoint. The driver was wearing a black shirt with stripes and a hat in the footage.

HSI agents confirmed Homero matched the individual from the surveillance footage who was seen wearing the same clothing, federal prosecutors uncovered. He was then arrested on June 29, 2022.

Christian Martinez, 28, charged by the criminal complaint, was arrested on June 28, 2022, in Palestine, Texas. The 28-year-old is charged with reportedly one count of conspiracy to transport aliens resulting in death.

An investigation uncovered conversations regarding the deadly smuggling attempt between the two. Martinez reportedly had an initial appearance Wednesday in Tyler and will be transferred to San Antonio for further proceedings.

Besides Martinez and Zamorano’s arrest, Juan Claudio D’Luna-Mendez, 23, and Juan Francisco D’Luna-Bilbao, 48, both citizens of Mexico, were reportedly arrested and had an initial court appearance.

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