TBI Most Wanted Fugitive

1. Obed Cruz-Mena
TBI Top Ten Most Wanted
Kristin Helm 12 May 2010
Public Information Officer

2. 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 eyes
Last known address:
100 River Rd,
Hendersonville

3. WANTED
 First degree murder by the Hendersonville
Police Department on a warrant
 Criminal history includes driving without a
license

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Reward
 TBI Top Ten Most wanted reward is $2,000
for information leading to Cruz-Mena’s
arrest
 1-800-TBI-FIND (1-800-824-3463)