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

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.

Eswin Mejía, 28, was allegedly drag racing in Omaha, Nebraska, when he rear-ended a vehicle driven by 21-year-old Council Bluffs resident Sarah Root in 2016 as she waited for a red light.

BILL QUANECIA. BREAKING NEWS NOW. A DOUGLAS COUNTY JUDGE HANDS DOWN A $100 MILLION BOND FOR THE MAN CHARGED IN SARAH ROOT’S DEATH. IT’S ONE OF THE HIGHEST BONDS GIVEN TO A SUSPECT IN DOUGLAS ...

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 ...

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 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 and is the namesake of “Sarah’s Law” — has been extradited back to the United ...

The life of Sarah Root life was abruptly cut short in Omaha, Nebraska one night in January 2016. She had been out celebrating with friends just a day after receiving her degree from Bellevue ...

A Honduran man accused of killing an Iowa woman in 2016 while driving drunk in Nebraska was extradited to the United States on Friday after he fled the United States following his release on bond.

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst applauded the Trump administration Friday following the extradition of Sarah Root’s murderer.