LAKE WORTH, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — A homicide suspect accused in the death of a woman found inside a parked vehicle at the Lake Worth Tri-Rail Station in 2023 has been extradited from El Salvador back to Palm Beach County.
Jose Castellon Jimenez, born Aug. 5, 1982, was returned to Palm Beach County on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, after authorities completed the Interpol and extradition process. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office identified him as the suspect in the homicide death of Eullaia Castellon, born Aug. 21, 1991.
The case began Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, when PBSO’s Special Investigations Division opened a missing adult investigation at about 10 a.m. During that investigation, detectives suspected foul play and contacted the agency’s Violent Crimes Division Homicide Unit to assist.
The investigation led detectives to the Lake Worth Tri-Rail Station, where they found a parked vehicle. Inside was Castellon, deceased.
PBSO homicide detectives began investigating the death as a homicide.
Jimenez was later identified as the suspect. Detectives learned on the day of the homicide that he had fled to El Salvador, according to PBSO.
The case then moved beyond Palm Beach County. Jimenez was located and arrested in El Salvador on April 25, 2024. PBSO said the Interpol and extradition process was completed before he was brought back to Palm Beach County on May 13, 2026.
The sheriff’s office did not include additional details in the media advisory about the circumstances of Castellon’s death, the relationship between Castellon and Jimenez, or the specific charges pending against him after extradition.
The homicide investigation sits with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Division Homicide Unit. The missing adult investigation began with PBSO’s Special Investigations Division before homicide detectives became involved.
The Lake Worth Tri-Rail Station is a major transit stop in central Palm Beach County, used by commuters traveling north and south through the county. The discovery of Castellon’s body there turned the missing person case into a homicide investigation.
Jimenez’s return to Palm Beach County means the case can proceed locally through the Palm Beach County criminal justice system. Further court proceedings, charging documents, and bond information were not included in the PBSO advisory.
Residents following the case should watch for formal court filings and future updates from PBSO or the Palm Beach County Clerk of Court as the case moves forward.
For more updates across the area, see our Lake Worth News coverage.
