FUGITIVE
CASE #: 1998-9
Jesus Antonio Tejeda
Status:
Open
Date of Last Contact:
Date of Last Contact:
Jurisdiction:
Missing From:
Dallas, Texas
Summary:
Jesus Antonio Tejeda is wanted for the capital murder of his brother’s stepson, two-year-old Joel Hernandez.
Vital Statistics
Circumstances of Offense:
Authorities say that Jesus and his brother were looking after Joel when Jesus allegedly beat Joel to death. Joel was then buried in a shallow grave. After Joel’s body was discovered, Jesus’s brother was arrested. He received a ten-year sentence for tampering with evidence. As of this posting, Jesus has an open capital murder case in Dallas County’s court records database with no filings since the grand jury indictment in February of 1998. This unfortunately confirms that Jesus is still at large and not in custody.
Additional Details:
Anyone with information on Jesus’s whereabouts should contact North Texas Crime Stoppers at 1-877-373-TIPS (8477). Jesus is believed to have fled to an unknown part of Mexico. Please consider sharing this so that there can be justice and answers in Joel’s case.
Case Last Updated:
No detective or agency email provided
Can you help?
Without a lead detective or agency contact email, tips to help solve the case can't get to the right place. Community members, you can help by calling the agency and asking for that information to then share with Solve the Case.
Investigating agency
Ask for the detective handling this case, or an email address where tips can be sent.
Share what you learn
Related Stories & Podcasts
Case Content Disclaimer: The details on this case page are sourced from numerous locations to include family, friends, news postings and government public releases. Solve the Case, Inc. does not guarantee the accuracy of any content as case pages are living documents that frequently update as case details expand.