Capital Murder Charge Filed Against Cardenas

By ANDY BEHLEN A capital murder charge has been filed against Esequiel Cardenas, the 23-year-old La Grange man previously identified as a suspect in the case of a Giddings man found dead last month in the Colorado River near Columbus. According to Fayette County District Clerk records, Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace Scott Parker issued the warrant for Cardenas last Friday, July 29. Investigators with the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office believe Cardenas fled to Mexico. 

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