California man convicted in mother's death arrested for probation violation in Mexican beach town
A California man convicted in the death of his mother was the subject of an "intense manhunt" and arrested in Mexico after walking away from a transitional facility without notice, authorities said this week.
A California man convicted in the death of his mother was the subject of an "intense manhunt" and arrested in Mexico after walking away from a transitional facility without notice, authorities said this week.
Ike Nicholas Souzer, 20, was behind bars Friday after allegedly violating terms of probation, which mandate both that he inform his probation officer of his whereabouts and stay in the region, according to authorities and court documents.
Though Souzer's probation was based on a vandalism conviction, the office of Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer warned the public on March 21, the day after he left a Santa Ana transitional facility: "This individual should be considered extremely dangerous and violent."
Souzer has a record of violence in his teenage years, including a conviction for voluntary manslaughter in the death of his mother, who was fatally stabbed when he was 13, and a conviction related to an attack on three jail guards when he was 17 or 18.
The DA's office also noted in a statement Wednesday, when it announced he was in custody, that in late 2022 Souzer was convicted of possession of a weapon — the office said it was a shank — while in custody.
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