Honduran man with active warrant for murder arrested on private ranch in Texas

A Honduran man who was arrested for alleged criminal trespassing on a private ranch in Texas over the weekend has an active warrant for murder in his home country, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. 

Wilmer Castro-Murillo, 44, was taken into custody after he was found on a private ranch in Maverick County. 

Texas DPS ran a criminal history check and found that he has an active Interpol warrant for murder out of Honduras. 

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Another migrant who was with Castro-Murillo was also arrested for allegedly trespassing. 

Castro-Murillo was arrested as a result of Operation Lone Star, an initiative Texas Gov. Greg Abbott launched last year to combat the growing migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. 

The operation has resulted in more than 20,500 criminal arrests and more than 18,000 felony charges, according to Abbott’s office.