6 Colombians Indicted In DEA Agent's Killing

The six men were each charged with two counts of second-degree murder, one count of kidnapping, and one count of conspiracy to kidnap involving the murder of Special Agent James Terry Watson.

July 18, 2013

Photo courtesy of DEA.A federal grand jury has indicted six Colombians for the kidnapping and murder of a Drug Enforcement Administration special agent in Bogota.

The six men were each charged with two counts of second-degree murder, one count of kidnapping, and one count of conspiracy to kidnap involving the murder of Special Agent James Terry Watson.

Suspects charged include Gerardo Figueroa Sepulveda, 38; Omar Fabian Valdes Gualtero, 27; Edgar Javier Bello Murillo, 26; Hector Leonardo Lopez, 23; Julio Estiven Gracia Ramierez, 30; and Andrés Alvaro Oviedo-Garcia, 21. Oviedo-Garcia was also charged with two counts of assault. The grand jury also indicted Wilson Daniel Peralta-Bocachica, 30, for alleged efforts to destroy evidence.

On June 20, Watson entered a taxi operated by one of the defendants. Two other defendants then attacked Watson. One stunned him with a stun gun, while a second fatally stabbed him with a knife.

Four of the suspects were arrested several days later.

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