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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (BFMG) — The FBI is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Jesus Jose Astorga, who is wanted for the 1999 stabbing death of a man in Shafter, California.
According to the FBI’s Sacramento Field Office, Astorga is believed to have fled to Mexico to avoid prosecution for first-degree murder. He has known ties to the Mexican states of Durango and Sonora according to the FBI.
Astorga, described as a Hispanic male, stands 5 feet 7 inches tall with black hair and brown eyes. Additional identifying details, including photographs and known aliases, are available on the FBI’s wanted poster.
Authorities say Astorga was involved in a fatal stabbing at a Shafter apartment complex on Oct. 15, 1999. The Kern County District Attorney’s Office formally charged him with murder on Nov. 2, 1999. A federal arrest warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution was issued on June 20, 2000, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
“The FBI has a long-standing commitment to aiding our law enforcement partners and ensuring defendants face the charges brought against them—no matter how far they may run,” said Sid Patel, special agent in charge of the FBI Sacramento Field Office. “Every family deserves an opportunity to seek justice for their lost loved ones.”
Anyone with information on Astorga’s whereabouts is urged to contact their local FBI office, the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate, or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov. Tips can be submitted anonymously.
All individuals are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
