Tonight, new information about
the man accused of killing five
people in San Jacinto County. We
also learning more about his wi,
who is charged with helping him hide Grace.
White is at the San Jacinto County Jail
with the new details she's uncod
about the case. Grace.
Francisco Oro pays us.
Next stop is a grand jury.
It could be a month or more
before he's in court because
investigators still have to
gather all of the evidence.
Meantime, records we obtained
show he was found at an address
investigators have had on
their radar since last summer.
Yes, this could end up
as a capital marker. The
San Jacinto County District
Attorney's Office says they
are considering all options,
including the death penalty,
as they prosecute the case
against Francisco. Oro Pays
that you are charged with enterg
the apprehension of a future
Oro Pays. His wife, Devi Mara Na
is also in custody and a hearin.
Prosecutors told the judge.
She admitted to asking Oro payss
family for help getting him to Mexico,
but they turned him down.
She also gave up a timeline sayg
Oropeza got to his aunt's housen
Montgomery County the day he was arrested
at 1:30 AM She says he showered, slept,
and she went to get him Donuts.t
was an early address that was provided
to our analysts to to as as a target,
and we now know why.
K211 obtained a copy of a
protective order Oropeza's wife
filed against him last summer.
Prosecutors say she claimed
Oropeza beat her up.
The protective order
says he had to move out,
could not have a gun or pick
up their child from school,
but the problem was they
could never find him.
The constable made several attes
over the course of weeks to make
contact with him and was not abe
to make contact with Mr. Oropez.
Government records show Oropeza has been
deported four times and has a previous
DWI conviction in Montgomery Co.
In the Cleveland killings,
the Da's office says anyone who helped hide
him is fair game for arrest. That if you
hide A fugitive, especially
somebody as violent as this,
and we can prove that you did it, you
will face the consequences.
There is a third person in cust.
He was arrested for drugs,
but we're told they could upgrae
his charges if investigators
determine he helped Oropesa
hide in San Jacinto County.
Grace White, K2 U 11 News.
And now that Or Pesa is in custody today,
his neighbors are telling us thy
are relieved because they can
now let their kids play outside.
One man telling our Annie, Eli, Ruiz,
or Opeza had been feuding with e
neighbors he's accused of shooting over
their dog getting into his yard. OK, OK,
Grocal, Pero. Neighbors say that
competitive relationship no exce
for the shooting and they want r
opeza referred to as poncho hero
pay for what he allegedly did. e
have also heard concerns from
neighbors about how long it took
for San Jacinto County deputies
to respond to the shooting call.
The deputy chief gave us new
insight about that today.
If any of you guys been to the
scene or the house is all right,
you know what kind of roads thoe
are to go from here to there.
Lights and siren.
We're talking at least 30 minut.
This is not a rich county.
We've got 3 deputies on patrol
to cover this entire county.
There was a other patrol unit on
aggravated robbery call and thed
to leave the aggravated robbery call,
which is a serious call, all ri.
And so you've got two bad things
going on at once with one deput.
Do it all.
You got to remember the initial
call on this was somebody
firing their gun in the yard.
At that point, it wasn't an att.
So the aggravated robbery.
Trump's the guy shooting
in the yard at the time.
San Jacinto County Sheriff's Ofe
says they do appreciate all thep
they have received during the manhunt.
We want to take a moment now to
remember the people who lost
their lives in this tragedy.
21 year old Diana Velazquez,
28 year old Sonia Guzman,
9 year old Daniel Enrique Lazo,
31 year old Abdulya Molina,
and 18 year old Jonathan Jonathan Casares.
Right now you can watch and
read even more about the event
surrounding the capture of Orap,
the arrest also made.
And of course remember those victims.
So many are mourning now.
It's all on khou.com and
it's also on the K HU11 app.