Miami judge signs state arrest warrant for Raúl Castro in Brothers to the Rescue shootdown

A South Florida judge has signed a state arrest warrant for former Cuban leader Raúl Castro for his involvement in 1996 shootdown of two humanitarian planes, NBC6 has learned. The warrant was signed by Miami Judge Ariana Fajardo Orshan of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is set to hold a news conference at Florida International University later Monday morning to provide more details on the new state case. The news conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. Crime and Courts May 28 Cuban pilot also named in Castro indictment sentenced for immigration fraud