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Suspect in the murder of ICE agent Jaime Zapata arraigned in the U.S.
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A spokesman for the U.S. District Court in Washington says Julian Zapata Espinoza (es-pih-NOH’-sah) was arraigned Wednesday morning and is being held in jail.
The charges included murder and attempted murder for the Feb. 15 attack on a Mexican highway that killed U.S. Immigration and Cuss Enforcement agent Jaime Zapata and wounded colleague Victor Avila.
Zapata Espinoza is known by the nickname Tweety Bird, apparently because of his short stature. He was captured along with five other suspected members of the Zeta cartel during an army raid a week after the shooting and recently was extradited to the United States.
