Weslaco man charged with murder, bond set at $810,000
A Weslaco man arrested on suspicion of murder appeared before a judge on Wednesday.
Angel Herrera, 23, is charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance, one count of possession of marijuana and one count of first-degree murder.
Herrera was arrested Monday after leading authorities on an hours long manhunt. The search for the 23-year-old ensued after Weslaco police officers found 36-year-old Guadalupe Salinas Jr. unresponsive in his vehicle.
Police responded to a call of gunfire at about 12:10 p.m. Monday on the 2400 block of East 12th Street. Schools in the area were placed on lockdown as a precaution.
Salinas was transported to Knapp Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Law enforcement flooded the area to search for the 23-year-old suspect. The Department of Public Safety and the Segovia K-9 Unit assisted Weslaco police in the manhunt.
Chief Joel Rivera of Weslaco police says Herrera put up a struggle when authorities found him, but was apprehended without injury. The murder is believed to be drug related.
Weslaco Municipal Court Judge Samuel Sanchez set Herrera’s bond at $810,000 on the four charges.