EVERMAN, Texas – The FBI has arrested one of its Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives – the mother of a little boy who disappeared in the Tarrant County city of Everman.
Cindy Rodriguez-Singh Arrested
What we know:
FBI Director Kash Patel announced on social media that Cindy Rodriguez-Singh was arrested recently in India.
She’s accused of killing her 6-year-old son, Noel, who was last seen alive by relatives in the fall of 2022.Â
Rodriguez-Singh has already returned to the United States and will soon be handed over to authorities in Texas to face charges for the capital murder of a person under 10 years of age.
She’s also facing felony charges for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
What they’re saying:
“This is the 4th “10 Most Wanted” fugitive arrested in the last 7 months. That’s a credit to tremendous field work, law enforcement partners, intelligence operatives, and an administration who is letting good cops do their jobs. Thanks to our local partners in Texas, where this case originated, @TheJusticeDept, as well as partners in India for the coordinating. @FBIDallasand @NewYorkFBI did tremendous work,” Director Patel said on X.
Everman PD Chief Al Brooks, who was assistant chief when Noel went missing, spoke with FOX 4 on Wednesday after Patel’s announcement.
“Relief, in that we got her… but it’s not a sense of closure at this point. It just marks the next step in the next phase of the investigation,” Brooks said.
But Brooks said the fight for justice is not over.
“We are invested in this, we are going to do everything we can to get justice for Noel,” he said.
The chief said the department hopes to continue uncovering answers, and there is a long way to go before the case is closed.Â
What we don’t know:
The FBI did not released details about how and when Rodriguez-Singh was arrested.
Everman Missing Boy
The backstory:
Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez was last seen alive in the fall of 2022.Â
However, police in his hometown of Everman weren’t made aware of his disappearance until March of 2023.
That’s when an extended relative reported him missing and police and Child Protective Services were called to the then 6-year-old’s home.
Police said Noel’s mother lied to investigators and told them he was living with his biological father in Mexico.
Two days later, Rodriguez-Singh, her husband, and Noel’s six siblings left the country on a flight to India. Noel was not on that flight.
He is presumed dead, but his remains were never found.
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The Source: The information in this story comes from the FBI, FOX News, the Everman Police Department, and past news coverage.
