Arrest of Carlos A. Ortiz Santiago

FBI San Juan
13 February 2021

Public Affairs Officer Limary Cruz-Rubio
(787) 685-2066

SAN JUAN, PR—Special Agent in Charge Rafael A. Riviere Vázquez, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Juan Field Office, announced the arrests of Carlos A. Ortiz Santiago (Ortiz Santiago).

Ortiz Santiago was charged under a complaint with violations of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2119 (Carjacking) and Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c) (Brandishing of a Firearm during the Commission of a Violent Crime), events which took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on December 2021.

The subject was previously arrested by Police of Puerto Rico officers who contacted the FBI. After careful examination of the evidence, Ortiz Santiago was arrested by FBI special agents of the Violent Crimes Squad of the FBI San Juan Field Office on February 10, 2021.

This case is being investigated by the FBI San Juan Field Office and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jonathan Gottfried, District of Puerto Rico, from the Violent Crimes Section.

Tips and information assist the FBI and its federal, state, and local law enforcement partners. Citizens with information are asked to contact the FBI San Juan Field Office at 787-987-6500, or to submit tips through the FBI’s Internet complaint portal at Tips.FBI.Gov. Tipsters can remain anonymous.

The public is reminded a complaint contains only charges and is not evidence of guilt. Defendants are presumed to be innocent until and unless proven guilty by a court of law. The U.S. government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.