The person at the center of this case
United States Border Patrol Agent Robert W. Rosas, Jr.
Homicide · Open - Fugitive at Large
16 years waiting · since 2009
JOSE JUAN CHACON-MORALES
Justice for United States Border Patrol Agent Robert W. Rosas, Jr. — the trail went cold in 2009, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1Why has Chacon-Morales evaded capture for over 15 years despite being the only fugitive among five charged conspirators?
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location
Lead #2What specific locations in Baja California Sur/Norte, Sonora, and Sinaloa are believed to be harboring Chacon-Morales?
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evidence
Lead #3What evidence directly links Chacon-Morales as the armed lookout and organizer of the robbery and murder?
On July 23, 2009, United States Border Patrol Agent Robert W. Rosas, Jr., was murdered during a robbery near Campo, California, just miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. Jose Juan Chacon-Morales, a Mexican national also known as "Camello," allegedly orchestrated the crime as the armed lookout while co-conspirators crossed into the U.S. to commit the robbery and murder. Four of the five men charged have been apprehended and pled guilty, but Chacon-Morales remains at large, believed to be hiding in Mexico with connections to Baja California, Sonora, and Sinaloa.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); United States District Court, Southern District of California
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person
Lead #4Does Chacon-Morales have family or criminal network connections in Mexico that continue to provide protection?
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Official wording
Source Narrative
Conspiracy; Robbery of Personal Property of the United States; Unlawful Confinement of a Federal Officer Resulting in Death; Murder of a Federal Officer Committed in Perpetration of a Robbery and Unlawful Confinement; Use and Carrying of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence; Aiding and Abetting Caution: Jose Juan Chacon-Morales, a.k.a. “Camello,” is wanted for his role in the July 23, 2009, murder of United States Border Patrol Agent Robert W.
Rosas, Jr., in Campo, California, a short distance from the United States/Mexico International Border. Chacon-Morales, a Mexican national, is one of five men charged in the murder and the only one still outstanding.
Chacon-Morales’ four co-conspirators were all taken into custody in Mexico, transferred to the United States, and all four have pled guilty. Chacon-Morales was allegedly the boss of the group on the night of the murder and remained as an armed lookout at the fence in Mexico while some of his co-conspirators entered the United States where they robbed and murdered Agent Rosas.
Chacon-Morales has been charged federally with the following crimes: conspiracy; robbery of personal property of the United States; unlawful confinement of a federal officer resulting in death; murder of a federal officer committed in perpetration of a robbery and unlawful confinement; use and carrying of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence; and aiding and abetting. A federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court, Southern District of California, on May 11, 2010.
Remarks: Chacon-Morales is believed to be in Mexico and has ties to the Mexican states of Baja California Sur/Baja California Norte, Sonora, and Sinaloa.
Timeline of Events
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2009-07-23
Murder of Agent Rosas
United States Border Patrol Agent Robert W. Rosas, Jr., was murdered during a robbery near Campo, California, orchestrated by Chacon-Morales and four co-conspirators.
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2010-05-11
Federal Arrest Warrant Issued
A federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court, Southern District of California, for Jose Juan Chacon-Morales.
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Case Information
Incident:July 23, 2009
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:July 23, 2009
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
Up to $100,000 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case