Jalisco police arrested Adalberto Rodríguez in Tequila after a nine-year search. He was returned to Arizona, where he awaits sentencing for child sexual abuse.
Jalisco state police arrested Adalberto Rodríguez, a 45-year-old U.S. citizen known as “El Chucky 69,” in Tequila on November 10, ending a search that began more than nine years earlier. The U.S. Marshals Service said Rodríguez was deported to the United States that day and booked into the Pima County Jail in Arizona, where he was held without bond pending sentencing.
An Arizona judge issued a warrant in April 2017 after Rodríguez failed to appear for a hearing on his release conditions. He fled before trial and was found guilty in absentia in August 2023. The case involved the sexual abuse of a family member who was younger than 12. The offenses included sexual conduct with a minor, indecent exposure and continuous sexual abuse of a child. Arizona outlets, citing the Marshals Service, reported that he faces a minimum of 50 years in prison.
In Jalisco, police used information from the Marshals Service to narrow the search. The state’s drone and cybercrime units cross-checked information, and officers located Rodríguez in Tequila’s Texcalame neighborhood. After confirming his identity, police took him to Mexico’s National Migration Institute and then to Guadalajara International Airport. U.S. investigators said Rodríguez had played drums in a band in Jalisco and was associated with a music school that offered lessons to elementary school students.
Jalisco police also alleged that Rodríguez operated a network involving child sexual abuse material, with activity in California, Texas, Guerrero and the Jalisco municipalities of Chapala, Tequila and Puerto Vallarta, as well as Haiti, Honduras, Colombia and Canada. The U.S. Marshals Service account cited by Arizona outlets described the Arizona abuse case and his return to custody. It did not substantiate the alleged network or identify separate charges related to it.
