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Ex-Municipal Police Officer Sentenced to 106 Years for Killing Two Federal Agents in Puerto Vallarta

The verdict followed an MPF-led case that proved aggravated offenses against public officials.

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Overview

  • Fernando Sánchez Olivera, also identified as Jonathan Alexis Cabrera Rivera, was found guilty by a Jalisco accusatory system judge.
  • He was convicted of evasion of prisoners, robbery, carrying a firearm exclusive to the Armed Forces, attempted qualified homicide, and qualified homicide with treachery and advantage against public officials.
  • In October 2021 at the FGR subdelegation in Puerto Vallarta, he disarmed a custodian and fatally shot two Policía Federal Ministerial agents before fleeing.
  • He was re-arrested on January 1, 2022 in Colima after coordinated intelligence and field operations and was transferred to the Cefereso No. 1 (Altiplano) maximum-security prison.
  • Some outlets report he was identified as part of a CJNG cell on the state’s coast, a detail reported by media and not stated as part of the sentence.