Eswin Mejía was returned from Honduras to Omaha, Nebraska last week to face charges in the death of Iowan Sarah Root.

On January 31, 2026, law enforcement says Eswin Mejia, an illegal immigrant, was driving drunk when he struck and killed ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday the Trump administration announced the extradition of Root's alleged killer ...

Bond has been set at $100 million for the Honduran man charged in the death of Sarah Root of Council Bluffs in a 2016 traffic ...

Eswin Mejia could post bond, but ‘Sarah’s Law' would require federal authorities to detain him immediately if he does.

The man charged in the death of Sarah Root — a 21-year-old Council Bluffs woman who was killed in a crash in Omaha in 2016 ...

Eswin Mejía, 28, was allegedly drag racing in Omaha, Nebraska, when he rear-ended a vehicle driven by 21-year-old Council Bluffs resident Sarah Root in 2016 as she waited for a red light.

A man accused of hitting and killing a 21-year-old in 2016 appeared in court Monday after being extradited to the United States.

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst applauded the Trump administration Friday following the extradition of Sarah Root’s murderer.

A man accused in a deadly crash in Omaha appeared in court Monday — nine years after authorities say he went on the lam.

Crews spent the overnight hours and most of Saturday working to put out a fire at the former Dempster Manufacturing Plant.