After a capital murder charge and a kidnapping charge were filed against Lucio Gollo Camacho, 46, of Muleshoe, EveryingLubbock.com requested a copy of the arrest warrant.
The warrant said Camacho admitted to stabbing a woman 23 times in front of her 3-year-old son. He also admitted he kidnapped the child with every intent of taking the boy to Mexico.
Camacho was arrested in Southeast Lubbock last Friday after leading law enforcement on a chase. After he was arrested, officers found a child and a dead body in Camacho’s truck.
The family identified the victim as Oralia Granados. The warrant gave her full name as Petra Oralia Granados De Flores.
Before the warrant was issued, officials said Camacho stabbed a woman in Bailey County, put her body and small child in his truck, drove to Garza County, confronted a corrections officer near the Dalby Prison while covered in blood, led Garza County deputies on a chase, and was finally stopped and arrested in Southeast Lubbock.
In Lubbock, he was charged with evading, abandoning a child, and resisting arrest. Camacho has been held in the Lubbock County Detention Center since that time.
The warrant goes into more detail about the original stabbing.
While in jail, Camacho agreed to talk to officers.
The warrant said, “During the interview, Camacho confessed to knowingly and intentionally stabbing Petra Oralia Granados De Flores twenty-three (23) times in the throat, chest and head, causing her death in front of and a few feet away from her son.”
“Camacho confessed to dragging the deceased body of Petra Oralia Granados De Flores from her residence in Bailey County, Texas, and placing her in the bed of the Ford F-150 pickup,” the warrant said.
Camacho confessed to taking Granados’ 3-year-old boy from the residence and putting him in the pickup before driving away.
“Camacho stated he intended to take [the little boy] to Mexico where CAMACHO’s family resided and admitted to knowing his conduct was considered to be kidnapping.”
Note: The warrant gave Camacho’s full name as Lucio Alquisira Camacho which is a different middle name from his jail booking sheet.
The text of the warrant is copied below.
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THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BAILEY
AFFIDAVIT FOR ARREST WARRANT
I, Texas Ranger Robert Hitt, a peace officer employed by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) assigned to the Texas Ranger Division, do solemnly swear that I have reason to believe and do believe that LUCIO ALQUISIRA CAMACHO, Hispanic male, date of birth xx/xx/1971, did, on or about 01/05/2018, in Bailey County, Texas, then and there commit the offense of Capital Murder, a first degree felony, by intentionally or knowingly causing the death of Petra Oralia Granados De Flores, Hispanic female, date of birth xx/xx/xxxx with a knife. The defendant, LUCIO ALQUISIRA CAMACHO, was then and there in the course of committing or attempting to commit the offense of Aggravated Kidnapping, a first degree felony by intentionally or knowingly abducting xxxxx xxxxx, Hispanic male, dale of birth xx/xx/xxxx, by using or exhibiting a deadly weapon, namely a knife, during the commission of the offense.
MY BELIEF IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FACTS:
On 01/05/2018, at approximately 12:05 AM, the Bailey County Sheriffs Office (BCSO) received a call for assistance at the address of 11xx County Road 1038, Muleshoe, Bailey County, Texas. BCSO Deputies learned a Hispanic male, known only by the first name of LUCIO, was believed to have stabbed Petra Oralia Granados De Flores, Hispanic female, date of birth, xx/xx/xxxx multiple times in the chest, causing Petra Oralia Granados De Flores to become unconscious. The same Hispanic male (LUCIO) was suspected of removing the unconscious body of Petra Oralia Granados De Flores and taking her three-year old son, Hispanic male, date of birth xx/xx/xxxx from the residence. The Hispanic male (LUCIO) was believed to be operating a maroon Ford F-150 pickup.
At approximately 12:39 AM, I was requested by the BCSO to assist with the investigation and advised of the information stated above. While en route to the scene, I learned of a vehicle pursuit, which originated in Garza County and concluded in Lubbock County, involving a maroon Ford F-150 pickup being driven by a Hispanic male with a small male child inside the Ford pickup and the deceased body of a Hispanic female in the bed of the Ford pickup. The driver of the pickup was identified as LUCIO ALQUISIRA CAMACHO, Hispanic male, date of xx/xx/1971. The deceased Hispanic female was identified as Petra Oralia Granados De Flores, Hispanic female, date of birth xx/xx/xxxx. The small male child was identified a xxxxx xxxxx, Hispanic male, date of birth xx/xx/xxxx.
Garza County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrested CAMACHO for the offenses of 1) Evading Arrest/Detention With a Vehicle, 2) Resisting Arrest and 3) Abandoning/Endangering a Child and booked CAMACHO in the Lubbock County Detention Center. Upon arrival at the victim’s residence, located at 11xx County Road 1038, Muleshoe, Bailey County, Texas, I met with Oscar Granados, Hispanic male, date of birth xx/xx/xxxx. Oscar Granados stated he resided with his sister, Petra Oralia Granados De Flores, at the residence and provided written consent for officers to enter and search the residence. Upon entering the residence, I observed a large quantity of blood throughout a large portion of the residence in a manner consistent with a violent stabbing of an individual.
On 01/05/2018, BCSO Sergeant Hugo Rivera and I met with and interviewed CAMACHO at the Lubbock County Detention Center. CAMACHO was provided a written copy of his Constitutional Rights in both English and Spanish and the rights were read aloud to him in both English and Spanish.
After CAMACHO indicated understanding of his Constitutional Rights, BCSO Sergeant Rivera and I asked CAMACHO about the death of Petra Oralia Granados De Flores and the kidnapping of her three-year old son, xxxxx xxxxx. During the interview, CAMACHO confessed to knowingly and intentionally stabbing Petra Oralia Granados De Flores twenty-three (23) times in the throat, chest and head, causing her death in front of and a few feet away from her son, xxxxx xxxxx. CAMACHO confessed to dragging the deceased body of Petra Oralia Granados De Flores from her residence in Bailey County, Texas, and placing her in the bed of the Ford F-150 pickup. CAMACHO confessed to removing xxxx xxxxx from the residence and placing him inside the Ford F-150 pickup before driving away from the residence. CAMACHO stated he intended to take xxxxx xxxxx to Mexico where CAMACHO’s family resided and admitted to knowing his conduct was considered to be kidnapping. CAMACHO admitted to knowing it was wrong and illegal to kill Petra Oralia Granados De Flores and to kidnap xxxxx xxxxx.
