Illinois' Most Wanted Include Fugitive Groom, Escaped Inmates

ILLINOIS — Only one Illinois fugitive is listed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list — and he's accused of the heinous crime of murdering his new bride just hours after their wedding ceremony. Estrella Carrera, 26, married then 30-year-old Arnoldo Jimenez in a ceremony at Chicago's city hall on Friday, May 11, 2012.

Less than 24 hours later, Carrera's family became concerned when she did not pick up her two children as planned. A family member asked the Burbank Police Department to conduct a well-being check at Carrera's condo. Carrera's lifeless body was found in the bathtub, wearing the same silver sequined cocktail dress she wore while celebrating her wedding with her family. Jimenez, the father of Carrera's youngest child, was nowhere to be found.

The FBI believes Jimenez, now 37, stabbed Carrera to death in his black Maserati as they were traveling home from their wedding reception in the early morning hours of May 12, 2012. The Cook County Medical Examiner determined Carrera died of multiple stab wounds. Her death was ruled a homicide, and a warrant for Jimenez' arrest was issued May 15. Two days later, he was charged federally with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

In May of this year, days before the seventh anniversary of Carrera's death, the FBI added Jimenez to their Ten Most Wanted List. Federal authorities believe Jimenez may have fled to Durango, Mexico, specifically in the area of Santiago Papasquiaro. He may also frequent Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He has previously resided in Chicago, Illinois.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest of Arnoldo Jimenez. He should be considered armed and dangerous, according to the FBI. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 1-800-CALL-FBI or contact their nearest American embassy or consulate.

While the Illinois State Police do not currently have a "most wanted" list, the Illinois Department of Corrections does. Here are the top 10 fugitive warrants issued for individuals who have either escaped, absconded or violated parole.

Jennifer Phinney, 41: Phinney is listed as escaped from Logan Correctional Center. Phinney went AWOL from work release while serving time for convictions for theft, forgery, burglary, misuse of a credit card, drug possession and writing a bad check. She was due to be paroled in September 2020.

Michael Romero, 34: Romero escaped from work release at the Stateville Correctional Center while fulfilling a sentence for drug possession. His parole date would have been in February 2019.

Marvin Bailey, 34: Bailey is wanted for parole violations after serving time at Stateville for aggravated battery/use of a deadly weapon, armed robbery, aggravated battery with a weapon and burglary.

Jonathan Mazariegos, 28: Wanted for parole violation and unlawful use of a weapon. Mazariegos is listed as an "absconder" after doing time at the Illinois River Correctional Center for possession of a firearm by a gang member and theft.

Fernando Palomino, 42: Now wanted by Chicago police for three homicides, Palomino is an "absconder" from the East Moline Correctional Center after serving a sentence for aggravated discharge of a firearm for firing a gun at a police officer in 2001. He was paroled in July 2007. He is now listed among the Chicago Crime Commission's Top 10 Most Wanted, accused of killing three people and leaving one critically injured on New Year's Day 2008 during an attempt to rob a drug dealer in Chicago.

Daronte Toney, 30: Toney is a parole violator from Shawnee Correctional Center, where he did time for aggravated fleeing/bodily injury and violating electronic monitoring. He was paroled in May 2019.

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Mario Carrasco, 45: Carrasco is an escapee from Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill, where he was serving time on theft, drug and burglary charges out of Lake County. He was admitted to Stateville on Oct. 28, 1996 and escaped on Aug. 24, 1997. IDOC says Carrasco should be considered armed and dangerous, and citizens should not attempt to apprehend him but instead call the IDOC toll free number, 1-877-795-4519. He is described as a Hispanic male weighing 150 pounds and standing 5'10."

Zyrell D. Scott, 21: Scott escaped from work release at Pinckneyville Correctional Center while serving a sentence for burglary and theft. His projected parole date was Dec. 8, 2020.

Bladimir Cortez-Verdusco, 49: Escaped from work release at Stateville Correctional Center while serving a sentence for manufacturing/delivery of cocaine in DuPage County.

Carrie Coats, 38: Coats was sentenced in 1997 to six years at Logan Correctional Center for the aggravated battery of a senior citizen and home invasion in Cook County. She is listed as an "absconder."