California fugitive captured in Mexico, kids reunited with family after mom’s death
Camron Lee, the fugitive accused of killing Sacramento mother Angelica Bravo and disappearing with their two young children nearly two years ago, was captured in Mexico this weekend and placed into custody Tuesday morning at a San Diego jail.
Lee, 40, was booked into San Diego Central Jail at 1:22 a.m. by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official. Jail records list him as ineligible for release and show a murder charge along with a federal hold in connection with Bravo’s death.
The FBI said Lee was apprehended Sunday in Primo Tapia, Baja California, after authorities received a tip from the public — 18 months after Bravo’s July 2024 death.
“Since July 8, 2024, Angelica Bravo’s family has been waiting for justice,” Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho said in prepared remarks released by the FBI ahead of a news conference with FBI Sacramento Acting Special Agent in Charge Eugene Wu and Sacramento Police Chief Zachary Bales.
The FBI said Athena Lee, 5, and Mateo Lee, 4, were also recovered in Mexico on Sunday and have been reunited with Bravo’s mother in Elk Grove.
Bravo, 28, was found dead July 8, 2024, at a home on Didcot Circle in North Sacramento’s Oak Knoll neighborhood. Friends had asked police to check on her, and officers found her unresponsive in a bathtub.
“Today marks another step forward in the pursuit of justice for Angelica Bravo, her family, and all those impacted by her murder in July 2024,” Zachary Bales, Sacramento Police Department’s interim chief, said in the feds’ statement, adding that “Mr. Lee will now be held accountable for his actions.”
“This case sends a clear message that violence will not be tolerated in our community, and those who harm others will be pursued with determination and resolve,” Bales said. “Our thoughts remain with Ms. Bravo’s family and loved ones, and we hope this development brings them a measure of solace as they continue to carry this profound loss.”
Investigators said Lee had taken the children and fled in a gray 2023 Honda Passport that was later seen crossing into Mexico. The vehicle was eventually found abandoned near Ensenada.
Lee was initially described as a person of interest before prosecutors charged him with murder. Authorities said the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office later concluded that homicide could not be ruled out in Bravo’s death. Her body had multiple injuries, and toxicology testing detected MDMA in her system.
Bravo’s family has said she was trying to leave a violent relationship with Lee before she died.
The FBI and Sacramento police later offered up to $50,000 in combined rewards for information leading to Lee’s arrest and conviction, and the recovery of the children.
“A single tip brought a fugitive to justice for his alleged crime and reunited a family,” FBI Sacramento Special Agent in Charge Sid Patel said in a statement. “We are grateful for the trust Angelica Bravo’s family placed in law enforcement and the confidence the tipster placed in the FBI. This apprehension reflects the FBI’s strong partnership with domestic and international law enforcement to ensure fugitives have nowhere to hide.”
The FBI, DA’s Office and Sacramento police credited the assistance of the Mexico Office of the Attorney General, Mexico’s National Institute of Immigration, elements of the Mexican military, the FBI’s legal attaché office in Mexico City, American Citizen Services, the U.S. Consulate General in Tijuana, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs in helping to capture Lee, who is expected to be transferred into Sacramento County Main Jail custody in the coming days.
This story was originally published May 19, 2026 at 11:05 AM with the headline "California fugitive captured in Mexico, kids reunited with family after mom’s death."
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