Crime Stoppers says the fugitive has been wanted since 2023 after being accused of a murder that took place in California.
SAN ANTONIO — Crime Stoppers says a California murder suspect may be living in San Antonio with his girlfriend almost two years after the crime took place.
On May 28, 2023, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office in California says Cristino Paul Rocha III was identified as the suspect in the fatal shooting of Paul Fierro. An arrest warrant was issued in October of that year and Rocha has been on the run ever since.
Officials believe Rocha could be working and living in the San Antonio area with his girlfriend and infant child. Rocha could possibly be working as a dish washer or cook and is known to have family in Laredo and Waco.
He is Hispanic, approximately six-feet-tall, weighs around 185 pounds, has black hair, and brown eyes.
Rocha has a large cross tattoo on his left forearm, tattoo around his right wrist, Old English letters across his stomach and an hourglass on his left bicep.
Crime Stoppers may offer up to a $5,000 rewards for information leading to a felony arrest.