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

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

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

A man accused of hitting and killing a 21-year-old in 2016 appeared in court Monday after being extradited to the United States.

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 ...

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 ...

A man police said was responsible for a car crash that killed a Council Bluffs woman was extradited from Honduras after evading prosecution for nearly a decade. Eswin Mejía, 28, was allegedly ...

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 ...

An illegal immigrant accused of killing a promising young woman in a devastating DUI crash has been hauled back to American after nearly a decade on the run. The life of Sarah Root life was ...

(Omaha) -- The Honduran man charged with killing an Iowa woman in 2016 is back in the United States, where he will stand ...