CNN)A supervisory US Border Patrol agent who authorities are calling a serial killer was arrested Saturday in the deaths of four people after a would-be fifth victim narrowly escaped harm and alerted a police officer.
He was standing in for his president; Trump.
Juan David Ortiz, 35, confessed to killing four people between September 3 and September 15, according to a criminal complaint filed in Webb County, Texas. Ortiz was charged with four murder charges and one unlawful restraint with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to Webb County District Attorney Isidro R. "Chilo" Alaniz.
The bodies of four victims were found over the past two weeks, sheriff's spokesman Eduardo Chapa told CNN. Chapa said investigators are not ruling out the possibility of more victims. An affidavit originally described the victims as three women and one man but the sheriff's office later said that the victim identified as male was a transgender woman.
The victims were shot in the head, according to the affidavit. All of the victims worked as prostitutes, authorities told CNN.
"He was profiling certain kinds of victims," Alaniz said, adding "the suspect was hunting for his victims." The prosecutor says he feels comfortable describing Ortiz as a serial killer.
It was not immediately known whether Ortiz has an attorney.
Andrew Meehan, a US Customs and Border Protection spokesperson, said in a statement to CNN that the agency is fully cooperating with investigators.
"While it is CBP policy to not comment on the details of an ongoing investigation, criminal action by our employees is not, and will not be tolerated," his statement read. "Out of respect for the victims' family and friends, we ask that deference and due process be given to the investigation so that all the facts are brought to light and they can receive the closure they deserve."
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Kook !!a6qjFG7HF replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 6 hours after the original post[^][v]#917,698
@previous (Answer Anon II)
He was standing in for his President Trump? He is a fucking Hispanic!
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Answer Anon II replied with this 7 years ago, 6 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^][v]#917,703
In a new Harvard/Harris poll released this week exclusively to The Hill, President Trump’s overall approval rating rose to 47 percent, just two points shy of the highest level of his presidency, per that survey. The main driver of his growing popularity now: a stunning 10 percent rise in Trump approval among Hispanics.
Anonymous D replied with this 7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^][v]#917,707
@917,698 (Kook !!a6qjFG7HF)
my creepy uncle and his creepy kid voted trump
#Latinos for trump
Kook !!a6qjFG7HF replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 6 hours after the original post[^][v]#917,710
@917,703 (Answer Anon II)
What caused that, do you think?
I feel like its fucked up to blame Trump for these crimes, when killing bookers is a time honored tradition
Kook !!a6qjFG7HF double-posted this 7 years ago, 17 seconds later, 6 hours after the original post[^][v]#917,711
Kook !!a6qjFG7HF replied with this 7 years ago, 5 hours later, 22 hours after the original post[^][v]#917,838
@917,826 (F)
I don't think he was killing illegals. Just regular prostitutes
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 8 minutes later, 22 hours after the original post[^][v]#917,841
@previous (Kook !!a6qjFG7HF)
I doubt he looked for green cards and other credentials.
Kook !!a6qjFG7HF replied with this 7 years ago, 25 minutes later, 22 hours after the original post[^][v]#917,851
@previous (H)
Yes that's true, but you don't assume a person was an illegal alien just because you don't see a green card. Were the victims even Hispanic?