Texas man accused of killing mother arrested in Vegas

Monday, Sept. 14, 2009 | 1:41 p.m.

Cesar Hernandez

A Texas man, 20-year-old Cesar Hernandez, was arrested in Las Vegas this afternoon as a suspect in the killing of his mother.

Members of the U.S. Marshals Nevada Fugitive Investigative Strike Team (FIST) arrested Hernandez near East Tropicana Avenue and Maryland Parkway.

Hernandez is wanted by the Dallas Police Department for the alleged murder of his 43-year-old mother, Esther Hernandez, authorities said.

Esther Hernandez's husband found her body inside a closet of the family home on Mother's Day, May 10, according to Dallas Police. Her family had reported her missing on May 8.

Information developed by the Dallas Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Dallas-Fort Worth Fugitive Apprehensive Strike Team led investigators to believe that Hernandez might have fled to the Las Vegas Valley after the woman's murder, authorities said.

The U.S. Marshals Nevada FIST conducted an investigation and found Hernandez in Las Vegas, where he was arrested without incident. Hernandez has been booked into the Clark County Detention Center until his extradition to Texas is arranged.

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By afveteran

Sept. 14, 2009

2:46 p.m.

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Is this another terrible crime perpetrated on an innocent person by an illegal alien?
By afveteran

Sept. 14, 2009

4:40 p.m.

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It it squeals like a duck, then it must be . . . but you knew that, huh?
By GunslingerA10 (Ramon Hernandez)

Sept. 14, 2009

11:14 p.m.

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I think the phrase is "if it quacks like a duck, it's a duck", is apropos of these posts. Aren't you innocent unless proven guilty, or have the laws changed for darker skinned Americans with Hispanic surnames.

Also, what makes him appear to be an illegal alien, is it his European features, he looks like the greater part of American society.

Could it have been that Cesar Hernandez was a runaway, from let's say the husband, who is not mentioned as Cesar' father, or who knows what until the case reaches trial.

Presumption, or is it assume, as we all know what it means when you assume.
By gerbil0809

Sept. 16, 2009

4:43 p.m.

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first of all just because he is mexican doesn't mean he is an illegal alien. and second educate yourself on what really happened with the case before you write idiotic comments that make you seem as a complete moron. and i hope he didnt commit it but if he did he needs to man up to the consequences.
By dahype2012

Sept. 16, 2009

6:36 p.m.

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He is not an illegal immigrant. I went to school with this guy he graduated from a school called Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center in 2007.