Alejandro Jacomino González, 41, had been wanted by the FBI since his truck was found abandoned without him and missing part of its cargo.
14ymedio, Havana, April 29, 2026 / Cuban truck driver Alejandro Jacomino González, 41, was found dead in Georgia after being missing for several days while transporting vehicles between that state and South Florida. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed that a body found in the Georgia coastal area was identified as that of the driver, although it has not yet revealed the exact location or cause of death. The news ended the search, but opened a new phase in an investigation that was treated as suspicious from the beginning.
The FBI had released a wanted poster for the truck driver, which was no longer publicly available on the agency’s original website on Wednesday. Jacomino González was born in Cuba and had resided in Port St. Lucie, Florida, in the United States since at least 2024, according to records cited by local media. He worked as a commercial driver and transported vehicles on interstate routes.
According to Telemundo 51, the victim’s cousin, Juan Carlos Forcade, confirmed that Jacomino González’s wife was notified by the FBI of the discovery of his body in Georgia. According to people close to the family, the truck driver leaves behind two children: a 17-year-old daughter and a 12-year-old son. His parents, who live in Cuba, also received the news.
Jacomino González stopped answering calls and was reported missing.
The case began on April 16, when Jacomino Gonzalez picked up several vehicles at the port of Brunswick, Georgia, to transport them to Miami. During the early morning hours of the following day, the truck arrived at a rest area in Grant-Valkaria, in Brevard County, on Interstate 95 South, where it remained for several hours.
According to the timeline released by the FBI, the driver arrived at the rest area at 1:21 a.m. on April 17. At 7:49 a.m., the vehicle’s GPS system registered an unusual movement: the truck headed south for just one exit and then changed direction to north, heading toward Jacksonville. Shortly afterward, Jacomino Gonzalez stopped answering his phone and was reported missing.
That same day, the truck was found abandoned in Port Wentworth, Georgia. The driver was not inside. Several cars were also missing from the cargo. Authorities reported that three of those vehicles were later recovered in Florida, though they have not definitively clarified how many were stolen or if all of them have been found.
The truck driver’s death has caused shock among members of the driving community, a sector in which many immigrants work.
The official report described Jacomino González as a Hispanic man, bald, with brown eyes, a brown beard and mustache, 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing about 200 pounds. He had several tattoos, including a full sleeve on his left arm, another on his right forearm, and the name “Elisia” on his right forearm. He spoke Spanish and English.
The FBI asked anyone who was at the Brevard County rest area in Grant-Valkaria between 1:00 and 8:00 a.m. on April 17 to turn in photos, videos, or any useful information, especially from the southern part of the rest area near the ramp back to I-95 South.
The truck driver’s death has shocked Cubans in Florida and members of the trucking community, a sector where many immigrants work. Long routes, overnight stops, and the transport of valuable cargo are part of a work routine marked by loneliness and risk.
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