Accused killer Camron Lee arrested in Mexico with two children

A man accused of killing his partner and fleeing with their two young children nearly two years ago has been captured in Mexico and is now in custody, authorities announced Tuesday. Camron Lee, 40, was arrested Sunday in Primo Tapia, Baja California, and was booked into a San Diego jail early Tuesday morning. His children, Athena, 5, and Mateo, 4, were recovered in Mexico and have been reunited with their maternal grandmother in Elk Grove, California.

Lee faces a murder charge in connection with the death of Angelica Bravo, 28, who was found unresponsive in her home on Didcot Circle in Sacramento on July 8, 2024. Friends had requested a welfare check, and officers discovered her body. The Sacramento County Coroner's Office concluded homicide could not be ruled out in her death, noting multiple injuries and the presence of MDMA in her system. Bravo's family has stated she was attempting to leave a violent relationship with Lee prior to her death.

Investigators believe Lee took the children and fled to Mexico in a gray 2023 Honda Passport to avoid prosecution. The vehicle was later seen crossing the border and was eventually found abandoned near Ensenada. A federal warrant for...