Weslaco teen charged with attempted murder; second suspect still at large - Monitor

Casarez and Julian Flores Molina, 26, of Weslaco, hitched a ride Friday evening from a man near Orchard Lane and Citrus Hill Road, said J. P. Rodriguez, an Hidalgo County sheriff's spokesman. Investigators believe one of the suspects knows the man, prompting the attack, Rodriguez said. Deputies said Casarez and Flores beat the man, whose identity was not released by investigators, and left him unconscious near a canal near Farm-to-Market Road 88 and Mile 12 1/2 North — just south of where they were picked up. . Molina and... The man remained near the canal for more than 24 hours until he woke up and crawled away, still severely injured, Rodriguez said. A passerby helped the man make his way back home Sunday, when he called deputies and was rushed to the hospital for treatment. Investigators found the man's Chevrolet Venture van Monday evening about a mile north of where the suspects hitched a ride, Rodriguez said. Source: www.themonitor.com