Mexican cartel leader "El Gato," wanted for alleged role in 2013 Texas murder-for-hire plot, arrested in Mexico

José Rodolfo Villareal-Hernandez, a Mexican cartel leader known as "El Gato" who is wanted in the U.S. for his alleged role in orchestrating a 2013 murder in Southlake, Texas, has been arrested in Mexico, authorities said. 

Villareal-Hernandez was detained in Mexico City. 

In a Tweet, Mexican authorities said that Villareal-Hernandez is "requested by authorities of the United States of America for his probable responsibility in the crimes of interstate stalking and criminal association to commit homicide." Villareal-Hernandez was on the FBI's Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list for charges of "interstate stalking and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire," charges that were filed against him in 2018.