HOUSTON - A woman is on the run after being charged with murder for luring a man to his ambush death at the hands of machete-wielding MS-13 gang members.Authorities are now asking for the public's help in finding Karla Jackelin Morales.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced on Wednesday that a reward is being offered for information that leads to her capture.CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY"She helped plan and plot this vicious execution, and somebody out there knows where she is hiding," Ogg said. "You can do the right thing by helping deliver justice for Jose’s family, and you can collect a reward for your efforts."Five MS-13 gang members, who hacked 24-year-old Villanueva with a machete and shot him to death, have already been convicted and sentenced to prison.
Morales is the last to face trial.She was set for trial on Oct. 25 and was free on a $60,000 bond.Just five days before trial, Morales cut off her GPS ankle monitor and absconded.
She has since been charged with bond jumping.Ogg said that authorities will not ask the immigration status of potential tipsters, and they can remain anonymous, even when they get paid.Jose Villanueva, 24, was lured to a field near Spring elementary, where he was hacked by a machete and shot to death by MS-13 gang members.