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Kevin ‘N’ Faces One-Year Preventive Detention After Femicide Charge

His preventive custody ensures Jalisco authorities have time to prepare evidence for upcoming hearings

Vinculan a proceso a Kelvin, presunto feminicida de Karla
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Kevin "N", ex pareja de Karla, fue detenido por el feminicidio de la joven en plena calle de Guadajalara, Jalisco. | Captura de video
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Overview

  • On July 22 the Juzgado Décimo Sexto de Control y Juicio Oral linked Kevin ‘N’, 24, to a femicide process and ordered him held for one year at Puente Grande.
  • The court set a six-month deadline for prosecutors to complete complementary investigations before the trial advances.
  • Kevin ‘N’ was arrested on July 21 in a raid in Tonalá’s Loma Dorada after security forces traced the white Chevrolet Equinox used to flee the scene.
  • Surveillance video and forensic analysis of an AR-15 rifle were key to identifying him as the shooter who killed Karla Bañuelos on July 12 in Balcones de Oblatos.
  • His 2019 conditional release on charges of corruption of minors and sexual abuse has raised questions about judicial oversight amid a surge in femicides in Jalisco.