Eswin Mejía was returned from Honduras to Omaha, Nebraska last week to face charges in the death of Iowan Sarah Root.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday the Trump administration announced the extradition of Root's alleged killer ...

On January 31, 2026, law enforcement says Eswin Mejia, an illegal immigrant, was driving drunk when he struck and killed ...

Eswin Mejia could post bond, but ‘Sarah’s Law' would require federal authorities to detain him immediately if he does.

Bond has been set at $100 million for the Honduran man charged in the death of Sarah Root of Council Bluffs in a 2016 traffic ...

The alleged drunk driving killer of Sarah Root, 21, was extradited from Honduras on Friday after he fled the U.S. years ago, the Trump administration said ...

In a Friday evening press call, Sen. Joni Ernst announced she had just left Eppley Airfield in Omaha, where Eswin Mejia was ...

IOWA (KWQC) - The man accused of killing 21-year-old Iowan Sarah Root in 2016 was extradited from Honduras on Friday. Root ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced "justice will finally be served for Sarah Root."Rubio said on Friday that the Trump administration announced the extradition of Root's alleged killer from ...

The man charged in the death of Sarah Root — a 21-year-old Council Bluffs woman who was killed in a crash in Omaha in 2016 ...

Suspect in deadly '16 crash that killed Sarah Root will be extradited, Sec. Rubio says. Timeline for extradition not set yet.