Jose Antonio Barroso (also known as Juan Antonio Barroso, Jose A. Barroso, and Jose A. Barroso Martinez), born January 10, 1973, in Mexico, is wanted for his alleged involvement in a series of rapes of a young girl in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The rapes allegedly occurred from the time the victim was five years old until she was eleven, when they were reported. A state arrest warrant was issued for Barroso by the District Court of Sebastian County, Arkansas, on November 30, 2004, charging him with rape.
Barroso was subsequently charged federally with Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution by the United States District Court, Western District of Arkansas, and a federal arrest warrant was issued on February 1, 2005. The FBI's Little Rock Field Office leads the fugitive investigation, and the FBI states Barroso "should be considered dangerous and an escape risk." In May 2022, Mexican officials with the State Citizen Security Force publicly announced an arrest in Ensenada, Baja California, believed at the time to be Barroso; the FBI subsequently clarified that the man detained was not Barroso, and he remains at large. He is currently believed to be in the Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, area; an earlier assessment had placed him in the Guadalajara, Mexico, area. He is described as a white (Hispanic) male, 5'7", 150 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes, and a scar on his left cheek near his mouth. Identifiers: NCIC W047103701. Anyone with information is asked to contact their local FBI field office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate. Case Number 19930101-Barroso-Jose.
