Emigdio Preciado, Jr.

Emigdio Preciado Jr. (born August 19, 1969) is an American criminal, gang member and a former fugitive who was added to the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on March 14, 2007. Preciado is the 485th fugitive to be placed on the list.

After nine years on the run, Preciado was captured in Mexico on July 17, 2009, and is currently serving a 25-year to life prison sentence. The earliest year for parole is 2032.

Criminal career Preciado has a documented history as a gang member in the South Side Whittier street gang, which operates outside of Los Angeles.

Preciado is a career criminal who has been arrested for a 1992 murder, robbery, grand theft, and receipt of stolen property. He has been convicted of narcotics and firearms violations. At the time of the shooting, he was on parole for a drug-related crime. The alleged shooter was later identified as Emigdio Preciado Jr, and he became a suspect of the case.

In 2001, Schaap returned to work with an assignment to handle administrative duties and teach employment issues to his department. In an interview, he expressed his wishes for justice and a fair trial to Preciado if he were to be captured.

Fugitive In December 2000, Preciado was spotted and videotaped dancing in a town holiday festival in Tepuzhuacan, Nayarit, Mexico. Billboards profiling Preciado were installed in Whittier. Preciado was seen again in 2006 in Guadalajara, Mexico, and it was alleged that his family members or fellow gang members could have helped him evade authorities. He had been living there, using the alias Regalo Castaneda-Castaneda and working as a fisherman.

Preciado was held in the custody of Mexican federal police and transferred to Mexico City, He was set for arraignment in Whittier Superior Court and his hearing was proceeded on February 19.

In July 2011, Preciado accepted a plea agreement and was immediately sentenced to 25 years in prison. During what was scheduled to be a preliminary hearing leading up to a trial, Preciado pleaded guilty to two counts of assault with a deadly weapon on peace officers, as well as the special allegation of using a firearm in a felony.

The former FBI Top Ten Most Wanted fugitive will need to serve at least 85% of this sentence before being eligible for parole, meaning the earliest he can hope to be paroled is in 2032.