Source: US FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Sacramento Field Office and Sacramento Police Department are announcing the successful extradition of Jose Luis Navarro, who fled to Mexico to avoid prosecution in Sacramento County. Both agencies worked with the FBI Legal Attaché Office in Mexico City, Interpol, U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs to secure Navarro’s arrest and extradition.
“No matter where criminals hide, the FBI will not stop until they answer for their crimes,” said Special Agent in Charge Sid Patel of the FBI Sacramento Field Office. “Between our global reach and strong international and domestic partnerships, we will ensure fugitives are caught and brought to justice. Today’s extradition sends a clear message. If you run, we will find you.”
Navarro was wanted by the Sacramento Police Department for the alleged sex crimes against four minor children between 2014 and 2022 in Sacramento, California. A felony no bail arrest warrant was issued for Navarro by the Sacramento Superior Court, charging Navarro with 38 counts of lewd acts on a child under 14 using force/violence, five counts of sex acts with a child under 10 years old, and two counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14.
The FBI obtained a federal arrest warrant by criminal complaint for the unlawful flight to avoid prosecution on May 16, 2023, following information indicating that Navarro left the United States to avoid prosecution in Sacramento County. A joint investigation by the FBI Legal Attaché in Mexico City, FBI Sacramento field office, and Interpol’s Agencia de Investigación Criminal located Navarro in Vista Hermosa, Michoacán, Mexico, where he was apprehended by Mexican law enforcement partners on March 23, 2025. Navarro was held while the extradition was pending.
Navarro’s return was funded by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s “Project Welcome Home,” which provides funding to assist in the transportation of federal fugitives to the United States.
The FBI continues to collaborate with its law enforcement partners to apprehend criminals charged with state crimes who flee the jurisdiction. Cases seeking information from the public, including fugitive matters, are posted on the FBI Sacramento Field Office’s Most Wanted web page and FBI Most Wanted application. Anyone with information that could assist in these cases may contact their local FBI office, United States embassy, or submit the information online at tips.fbi.gov.
Questions regarding the detention and pending prosecution of Jose Luis Navarro should be directed to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office.