Son arrested in connection with 2022 death of his father in Fort Pierce

Swiss authorities arrest Scotts Valley homicide fugitive

SCOTTS VALLEY — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that 54-year-old James Smallwood was arrested in Switzerland May 29 in connection with the death of his father, 90-year-old Robert Smallwood of Scotts Valley. On May 18, relatives of Robert Smallwood reported him missing after several days without contact. The next day, sheriff’s detectives, with the assistance of the Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team, conducted a se…

Son arrested in connection with 2022 death of his father in Fort Pierce

A man was arrested in connection with the death of his father.

Son arrested after 78-year-old father killed 3 years ago in Fort Pierce

The son of a Vietnam War veteran was arrested in Palm Beach County three years after his father was killed in Fort Pierce.

Son Arrested in 2022 Murder of Purple Heart Vietnam Veteran in Fort Pierce - Jacksonville Legal Notice

After a three-year investigation, Fort Pierce Police have arrested 31-year-old Jorge Alberto Fuentes, Jr. for the 2022 shooting death of his father, 78-year-old Jorge Fuentes, Sr., a decorated U.S. Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient. The arrest was made Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Palm Beach County by Fort Pierce detectives and the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force. Fuentes, Sr., a native of El Salvador who emigrated to the United States in…