Obed Cruz-Mena

Kristin HelmPublic Information Officer

TBI Top Ten Most Wanted

12 May 2010

Who is Obed-Cruz Mena?

•Top Ten Most Wanted fugitive since May 2010 Hispanic male DOB 8/8/1987 5’4” and 180 lbs. Black hair Brown eyesLast known address: 100 River Rd, Hendersonville

WANTED

First degree murder by the Hendersonville Police Department on a warrant

Criminal history includes driving without a license

Allegations

On May 4, 2010, Hendersonville Police Department received a call of a deceased 23-year-old female in an apartment at 142 Sanders Ferry Road

The victim was identified as Ashley Carol Sircy, Cruz-Mena’s estranged wife

She was strangled to death in their apartment

Circumstances of murder

The day before the murder Sircy stated she was leaving Cruz-Mena

Cruz-Mena left work early the day of the murder

Phone records show that Cruz-Mena was in the apartment at 3:15 p.m., the estimated time of the murder

Possible whereabouts

Shortly after the murder Cruz-Mena’s 1994 green Chevy Blazer was found abandoned in southern Texas

He is a Mexican citizen and currently believe to be on the run in Mexico

He may return to the United States since he does have family living here

Reward

TBI Top Ten Most wanted reward is $2,000 for information leading to Cruz-Mena’s arrest

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