Sierra Lamar #2 4/21/12 -

[klaasend]

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/livenow?id=8670158

8AM: Authorities and Sierra LaMar's family to hold a news conference regarding arrest in case

NOTE:  Right now it's about 6am California time so news conference not for another 2 hours

[Red]

Antolin Garcia-Torres Arrested on Suspicion of Murder & Kidnapping of Missing 15 Year Old Sierra LaMar

antolin-garcia-torres-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder-kidnapping-of-missing-15-year-old-sierra-lamar

There has been a break in the case of missing 15 year old Sierra LaMar. Authorities have arrested 21 year old Antolin Garcia-Torres on suspicion of murder and kidnapping in the disappearance of Sierra LaMar. According to the police press conference, they stated that they had a lot of physical evidence in the case that connects Antolin Garcia-Torres to the disappearance of  Sierra LaMar.   The Northern California teen Sierra LaMar has been missing since March 16, 2012 when she was last seen at 6 AM leaving for school.

Earlier this month, investigators located a red Volkswagen Jetta that they said may have been connected to Sierra Lemar’s  abduction. Surveillance cameras and witnesses put the car near the area where authorities believed the 15 year old disappeared. According to reports, Antolin Garcia-Torres is the owner of the red Jetta in connection with this case of missing Sierra LaMar. DNA evidense was found that links Torres to clothing found in her backpack

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 ::snipping2::

Tremendous police work on this case. KUDOS to the authorities and investigators involved in this case. Hats off to getting this murderous dirt bag.

[Tamikosmom]

I'm not sure how to embed a video so here is a link to him being arrested.  He is very smug and cocky it appears to me.

http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/raw-video-sierra-la-mar-suspect-antolin-garcia/vHPHb/

Thanks labubske

Janet

[labubske]

Inmate Details
     First Name:    ANTOLIN         PFN:    DZK109
     Last Name:    GARCIA         CEN:    12022749
     Middle Name:    TORRES         Housing Facility:    MAIN JAIL SOUTH
     Sex:    M         Bail Amount:    No Bail Allowed
                Release Date:    
     Booking Date:    05/21/2012            
                  
Court Appearances
     SNO    COURT CODE    COURT DEPT    DATE    TIME    
     1    43635    XY    05/24/2012    12:00

I tried doing the print screen but it didn't work for me. 
http://eservices.sccgov.org/ovr/find_inmate.do

[labubske]

I'm not sure how to embed a video so here is a link to him being arrested.  He is very smug and cocky it appears to me.

http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/raw-video-sierra-la-mar-suspect-antolin-garcia/vHPHb/

Thanks labubske

Janet

You're welcome Janet.  I wonder how he knew her or, if he didn't know her where did he see her to decide and kidnap her?  Was he just driving by?  I guess we need to look where Safeway (his place of employment is) compared to her house.  Did he drive home or to work and see her and decide to take her?  Or what?  I'm so sad for this precious girl that was taken away too soon.

[Tamikosmom]

I'm not sure how to embed a video so here is a link to him being arrested.  He is very smug and cocky it appears to me.

http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/raw-video-sierra-la-mar-suspect-antolin-garcia/vHPHb/

Thanks labubske

Janet

You're welcome Janet.  I wonder how he knew her or, if he didn't know her where did he see her to decide and kidnap her?  Was he just driving by?  I guess we need to look where Safeway (his place of employment is) compared to her house.  Did he drive home or to work and see her and decide to take her?  Or what?  I'm so sad for this precious girl that was taken away too soon.

Safeway?  Facebook?

Could it be that Sierra believed this guy was giving her drive to school?

Janet

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Murder arrest made in Sierra LaMar case
Monday, May 21, 2012

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The suspect attended Central High School in Morgan Hill and does not have a serious criminal history except for a 2009 arrest for resisting arrest, the television station reported. He had worked at a Safeway store on Tennant Avenue in Morgan Hill where he was arrested at about 6 p.m.

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/21/BAGC1OLIUT.DTL&tsp=1

[Tamikosmom]

[Sister]

Antolin Garcia-Torres Arrested on Suspicion of Murder & Kidnapping of Missing 15 Year Old Sierra LaMar

antolin-garcia-torres-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder-kidnapping-of-missing-15-year-old-sierra-lamar

There has been a break in the case of missing 15 year old Sierra LaMar. Authorities have arrested 21 year old Antolin Garcia-Torres on suspicion of murder and kidnapping in the disappearance of Sierra LaMar. According to the police press conference, they stated that they had a lot of physical evidence in the case that connects Antolin Garcia-Torres to the disappearance of  Sierra LaMar.   The Northern California teen Sierra LaMar has been missing since March 16, 2012 when she was last seen at 6 AM leaving for school.

Earlier this month, investigators located a red Volkswagen Jetta that they said may have been connected to Sierra Lemar’s  abduction. Surveillance cameras and witnesses put the car near the area where authorities believed the 15 year old disappeared. According to reports, Antolin Garcia-Torres is the owner of the red Jetta in connection with this case of missing Sierra LaMar. DNA evidense was found that links Torres to clothing found in her backpack

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 ::snipping2::

Tremendous police work on this case. KUDOS to the authorities and investigators involved in this case. Hats off to getting this murderous dirt bag.

[labubske]

He appears to have two prior criminal records:

2 record(s) found.
Last name    First name    Middle name    Gen    Case number    File date    Party ID
TORRES
   ANTOLIN
   GARCIA
   
   F1034542
   6/21/2010
   1138309103
TORRES
   ANTOLIN
   GARCIA
   
   FF930239
   6/16/2009
   1138309103

I don't see yet how to open them or if I can open them.
http://www.scscourt.org/court_divisions/criminal/index_search.asp

[can]

I hope that Sierra will be recovered soon and returned to her family.

 

[Tamikosmom]

Missing teen Sierra LaMar: 21-year-old man arrested in slaying
May 22, 2012 |  6:34 am

More than two months after Bay Area teenager Sierra LaMar disappeared on her way to school, investigators said they have “a lot of physical evidence” linking her to a man arrested on suspicion of murder and kidnapping.

Antolin Garcia-Torres, 21, was taken into custody Monday at a Safeway in Morgan Hill, Santa Clara Sheriff Laurie Smith told reporters.

“We believe we have probable cause that he committed the kidnapping and murder of Sierra LaMar,” Smith said.

Garcia-Torres owns the red Volkswagen Jetta previously sought by authorities in connection to the case, the San Jose Mercury News reported. The car was found May 8.

Smith said Garcia-Torres had been under surveillance but did not elaborate. More information about the case is expected to be revealed at a Tuesday morning news conference.

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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/05/authorities-say-21-year-old-man-killed-missing-teen-sierra-lamar.html

[Green Eyes]

I hope that Sierra will be recovered soon and returned to her family.

 

I do to Can

[labubske]

This is interesting...when looking up the Safeway in Morgan Hill:

http://www.fugitive.com/2009/03/24/assault-morgan-hill-sketch-of-unknown-suspect-who-attacked-women-safeway/

On March 19, a 36-year-old Morgan Hill woman reported she was followed to her car in the parking lot of the East Dunne Avenue Safeway, shortly before 11 p.m. About 30 minutes later, police received a call that another woman was attacked in a Safeway parking lot, this time at the 235 Tennant Station location. The woman, a 46-year-old San Martin resident, told police the man used a stun gun on the back of her neck and head. The man fled when a passerby heard the woman’s screams.All three women offered similar descriptions of their attacker. Police are searching for a man in his late 20s or early 30s, about 5 feet 10 inches tall, and weighing about 200 pounds. In each case the man also entered, or tried to enter, the victim’s car through the rear driver-side door in a Safeway parking lot after dark.Police are asking residents to be cautious when walking or driving in shopping center parking lots. Swing recommended parking in well-lit areas and remaining aware of surroundings while walking.Police have distributed e-mail warnings to residents in Morgan Hill, unincorporated southern Santa Clara County, and other nearby locations. Anyone with information on these attacks should call.



Interesting also, is that it is the same time of year as when Sierra was abducted.

[labubske]

This is posted from a friend of the suspects:

Becki Armenta
49 minutes ago
Suspect does not = murderer.
Pray for sierra♥
Pray for Him, and his little family.♥
he is a good person and I cant believe he would do this. he has such a big heart and was always there for me when i was having problems, all he would say is lets go put milk away ha ha in other words we would sit in the dairy cooler and talk. I hope he gets let go soon this is ridiculous...

https://www.facebook.com/omgitsbeckiarmenta?ref=ts

[labubske]

Also being posted by those he use to work with:

Jeanette Perez Was i working there? I have to see a pic of him.... i cant put a face to his name
8 hours ago
Becki Armenta Yeah you were there:/
8 hours ago
Alejandro Gamez Yup u were
8 hours ago
Jeanette Perez OMG!!!!!!!! WTH!!!!!!!!!!! I JUST SEEN IT ON THE NEWS!!!!!!!!!!
8 hours ago
Jeanette Perez He wouldnt!
8 hours ago
Alejandro Gamez I know right!
8 hours ago
Becki Armenta Watching that video literally made me want to cry, I called my mom and told her and she couldn't even believe it all she could say was no! He can't have anything to do with it he was such a good boy
8 hours ago
Jeanette Perez Dude im SHOCKED! !
I honestly can't believe that! I hung out with him talked with him.... and would of NEVER thought of him doing such a thing...
i dont want to believe that!!! I thought it would of been a sick old man!!!
8 hours ago
Michael Diaz it's sad

https://www.facebook.com/omgitsbeckiarmenta?ref=ts

[KittyMom]

I'm so glad there has been a break in the case.  I really hope he starts talking soon and Sierra is located.

[labubske]

I'm so glad there has been a break in the case.  I really hope he starts talking soon and Sierra is located.

Absolutely.  Thanks to the great work by LE.  I too hope he starts talking...if he hasn't already.  He seems rather cocky.

[KittyMom]

From what I'm reading, I get the impression that he was arrested because LE thought he might take another girl.  Almost sounds like he was trolling.  I'm thinking he had noticed Sierra and started watching her.  He had to have known her habits to have picked the perfect time to snatch her when she was home alone and no one in the neighborhood was around to see anything. 

As for the friends comments about what a great guy he is...well, this wouldn't be the first time a 'great' guy proved to be a real sociopath. 

[StarMonkey]

This is posted from a friend of the suspects:

Becki Armenta
49 minutes ago
Suspect does not = murderer.
Pray for sierra♥
Pray for Him, and his little family.♥
he is a good person and I cant believe he would do this. he has such a big heart and was always there for me when i was having problems, all he would say is lets go put milk away ha ha in other words we would sit in the dairy cooler and talk. I hope he gets let go soon this is ridiculous...

https://www.facebook.com/omgitsbeckiarmenta?ref=ts

Just goes to show you Anyone can be the killer and some would never suspect!
IMO she could have been a victim someday as well. Seems he may be involved in other rapes as early as 2009.
I can't help but wonder if he killed others as well. He was the same guy in Willow Glen attempt the girl thankfully got away. In broad daylight too!

[KittyMom]

This is posted from a friend of the suspects:

Becki Armenta
49 minutes ago
Suspect does not = murderer.
Pray for sierra♥
Pray for Him, and his little family.♥
he is a good person and I cant believe he would do this. he has such a big heart and was always there for me when i was having problems, all he would say is lets go put milk away ha ha in other words we would sit in the dairy cooler and talk. I hope he gets let go soon this is ridiculous...

https://www.facebook.com/omgitsbeckiarmenta?ref=ts

Comments like this is what make it hard on families. like seriously? you have a suspect not a murderer! he has children of his own and wouldnt do that. people say that thats what people do out of character, he is not a pit bull he doesnt snap. come on now "We have a lot of physical evidence" Smith said. She said the public's safety is the main concern of her office, and, "we don't want to see anyone else hurt or any other little girls taken."

Once LE finds Sierra, they need to escort this young lady to the site and give her a good look at what she was lucky enough to not have a attracted.  He could've very easily have taken notice of her during one of the chats.  She's too naive for her own good.