US Border Patrol Agent Juan David Ortiz, 35, was arrested in Laredo, Texas and charged with murder, aggravated assault and unlawful restraint on Saturday
The veteran U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent who allegedly killed four sex workers and attempted to murder a fifth targeted women who were addicted to drugs, authorities say.
New details have emerged in the arrest of a 'serial killer' border patrol intel supervisor who allegedly launched a two-week murder spree, and was set to kill a fifth woman until she escaped his grasp and alerted authorities.
Juan David Ortiz, 35, a 10-year veteran of CBP, was arrested on Saturday morning and by evening was charged with murder in the killings of three female sex workers and one transgender sex worker as well as aggravated assault and unlawful restraint.
Ortiz used his prior experience as an agent who was responsible for monitoring drugs and human trafficking along I-35, the main artery connecting Laredo with San Antonio, authorities allege.
Authorities say that at least one of his victims was found along that route.
News of Ortiz's earlier responsibilities as a Border Patrol agent was reported by The Daily Beast.
Ortiz fled state troopers and was found hiding in a truck in a hotel parking lot in Laredo, Texas around 2am.
Webb County District Attorney Isidro Alaniz said investigators have 'very strong evidence' that he was the killer of four prostitutes - one of whom was a transgender woman.
'We do consider this to be a serial killer,' Alaniz said.
Although authorities haven't revealed how he conducted the killings, cops say they were all killed in a similar fashion.
All the murders took place when he was off-duty and in his car - a white four-door Dodge truck.
According to his booking records he is being held on $2.5million bond.
He was arrested for the slaughter of four prostitutes starting on September 3. His first victim Laredo resident Melissa Ramirez, 29, (left) was found dead on September 4. On Thursday another victim Claudine Luera, 42, (right) was found in critical condition, but later died from wounds.
Ortiz was arrested after a fifth woman he kidnapped escaped his clutches half clothed and reported him to police. Cops arrested him in his car in a hotel parking lot at 2am. Pictured above is the scene of where a dead woman's body was found near Interstate 35 on Saturday
He was outed after he picked up a fifth woman who later escaped his clutches while half-clothed and alerted police.
She claimed that Ortiz was a married father of two young children who tore her blouse when she ran away from his vehicle.
She said she became suspicious of him after asking him about the serial killings in Laredo.
'He picked [the fifth woman] up, she went willingly with him and then while she was with him things started to get dangerous for her and when she tried to escape from him at a gas station that’s when she ran into a trooper,' Alaniz said to the Texas Tribune.
'In our opinion he is the sole person responsible for this horrific serial killing spree,' he added.
Ortiz launched his alleged spree of killings on September 3.
Cops say all the murders took place when he was off-duty and in his car - a white four-door Dodge truck. The scene of where one of his suspected victim's body was found on Saturday pictured above
Authorities didn't disclose the victims' names or nationalities - but local media outlets have linked them to at least three bodies found in the area over the last two weeks.
Three bodies have been found in the northwest area of the county this month, Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar said.
Police are still looking for a fourth one.
Two of his victims were identified on Saturday by local news sources.
The first was Melissa Ramirez, 29, whose body was found on September 4. She was a resident of Laredo, Texas.
According to authorities, Ortiz picked up Ramirez on September 3 and then drove outside the city limits.
Ortiz then pulled the car over and got out to urinate, according to the criminal complaint.
'Juan David Ortiz then used a firearm (handgun) to shoot Melissa Ramirez multiple times [in] the head,' the document read.
Ramirez's mother, Maria Cristina Benavides, said that her daughter, a mother of two young children ages 7 and 3, became addicted to drugs, according to the Laredo Morning Times.
'She was always smiling,' Benavides said of her daughter.
'She loved her children and when she was here, she took good care of them.'
The second was Claudine Luera, 42, who was found alive but in critical condition on Thursday on Texas Highway 255, according to the New York Times.
On September 13, Ortiz picked up Luera and drove her outside the city limits on U.S. 83.
After he pulled over, she got out of the truck. Ortiz then shot her 'multiple times in the head', according to the criminal complaint.
She was found not far from where the previous body was discovered and she later died at a hospital from fatal head trauma.
Luera's sister, Colette Mireles, said she had also fallen victim to drug addiction and had been living on the street for the past five years.
Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar announced Ortiz's arrest in a press conference Saturday
Luera is survived by her five children - all of whom were in the family's custody.
Mireles remembered her sister as someone with a contagious laugh.
'She was a happy-go-lucky person growing up,' Mireles said.
'Sadly, she was an addict.
'Her life took another turn.'
On Friday, Ortiz picked up Erika Pena and drove with her to a local gas station.
When they stopped at the gas station, Pena began talking about Ramirez, according to a police affidavit.
'Erika stated David began to act weird when she began to speak about Melissa, a female she knew who had been discovered dead the week before,' according to a criminal complaint obtained by The Texas Tribune.
At this point, Ortiz told investigators that he pulled out a gun and aimed it at Pena.
A struggle ensued inside the car before Pena managed to escape.
'David grabbed her shirt to prevent her from exiting the vehicle,' the complaint read.
'Erika began to scream for help.
'Erika pulled off her shirt allowing her to escape and run away from the vehicle.'
She ran to a nearby gas station and found a state trooper from the Department of Public Safety.
A third female victim is yet to be identified and was referred to as Jane Doe, according to Alaniz.
The fourth was a transgender woman, who police referred to as John Doe.
Ortiz worked as a border patrol supervisor for 10 years. He conducted his killings when he was off duty
Both Jane Doe and John Doe were killed after Pena managed to escape, Ortiz told investigators.
He picked up Jane Doe on San Bernardo Avenue and drove out of the city limits.
Ortiz told police that he then ordered her out of the car at the Webb County Interchange Overpass at mile marker 20 on I-35.
According to the police affidavit, Ortiz shot her a number of times in the head and left her body there.
Ortiz told police that he went back to San Bernardo Avenue and picked up John Doe.
He then once again drove John Doe past the city limits on I-35. At mile marker 15, he told John Doe to get out of the car.
Ortiz then fired a bullet into the back of his head, according to the police affidavit.
Authorities found Jane Doe's body on Friday night. John Doe's body was recovered after Ortiz told investigators where to look.
All victims were prostitutes in the Laredo area.
Investigators are trying to determine a motive for the killings. It is believed Ortiz targeted these women and acted alone.
'It's interesting that he would be observing and watching as law enforcement was looking for the killer, that he would be reporting to work every day like normal,' Alaniz said.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a statement saying that it was fully cooperating with the investigation.
'Our sincerest condolences go out to the victims' family and friends. While it is CBP policy to not comment on the details of an ongoing investigation, criminal action by our employees is not, and will not be tolerated,' the agency said.
An investigation is ongoing by Texas Rangers of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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US Border Patrol Agent Juan David Ortiz, 35, was arrested in Laredo, Texas and charged with murder, aggravated assault and unlawful restraint on Saturday
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