5 arrested in fatal robbery of traveling jewelry salesman, other heists

Veröffentlicht: 30.07.2017 - 17:37 | Risk Prevention & Consulting

Five people have been arrested in connection with the fatal robbery of a traveling jewelry salesman last year, as well as a series of other robberies in North Texas. Johnnattan Ramirez, 35; Pedro Louis Alvarez, 32; Robert Riveros, 25; Eslevy Vargas-Avila, 27; and Catherine Contreras-Beltran, 28, are members of a South American theft ring that has „targeted members of the jewelry industry across this nation for a number of years,“ U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas said in a written statement.