Florida issued an arrest warrant for Raul Castro for the murder of four pilots during the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue flight incident.

Posted by The Benny Show, Oct 26, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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The Benny ShowOct 26, 2026

Florida did obtain a state arrest warrant for Raúl Castro on Oct. 19, 2026, charging him with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder over the February 24, 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown that killed four men.

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What was said

… I don't think a lot of leaders in D.C. Wanted to do anything here to prosecute the case, so we put it together. This goes back 30 years to citizen civilian aircraft flights, Brothers to the Rescue, that helped people flee the tyranny of communism. The evidence makes abundantly clear that Raul Castro, overseeing military operations for the communist regime, ordered the murder of four pilots. So we put that case together. We announced the arrest warrant last week. If we can find a way to get him here in our jurisdiction, we're ready to take it to court and prosecute the case, and it's a big step towards accountability for the harms, the murders that were directed, and I think the Cubans here in Florida are excited to …

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What we found

Supports. The Florida Attorney General's office (FDLE press release) announced that a state arrest warrant was secured for Raúl Castro, charging him with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in connection with the Feb. 24, 1996 shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft, with no bond ordered.[3]

Supports. AP reports Florida brought state charges against Castro, based on a state conspiracy to commit first-degree murder charge tied to the 1996 downing of the exile group's planes, and the warrant was signed by Chief Judge Ariana Fajardo Orshan of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit.[1][4][5]

Supports. Miami-Dade Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis's press release confirms a new Florida arrest warrant charging Castro with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder for the 1996 shootdown, and says four men were killed.[2]

Supports. Sources name the four men killed (Armando Alejandre Jr., Carlos Costa, Mario de la Peña and Pablo Morales) and tie the warrant to their deaths, supporting the claim's core that the warrant concerns the murder of four people in that incident.[6][7]

Context. Sources describe the victims as men flying the civilian Cessna planes rather than as 'pilots,' and the charge is conspiracy to commit murder, which the claim paraphrases loosely; the warrant is not a direct murder charge, and the state does not plan to arrest Castro immediately.[3][6][7]

Context. The post's 'we announced the arrest warrant last week' fits the Oct. 19 announcement when the post was dated Oct. 26, so the claim matches the passage and no referent was added.[2][3]