( CNN ) -- The body of a fugitive U.S. marshal has been found in the city of Juarez , Mexico , according to the U.S . Marshals Service -- the latest discovery in a wave of violence that has gripped towns along the U.S.-Mexican border in recent months . The body of Deputy Marshal Vincent Bustamante was found Wednesday in Juarez , Mexico . The body of Deputy Marshal Vincent Bustamante -- who faced federal charges of stealing weapons and other government property -- was found in Juarez on Wednesday , said Marshals Service spokesman Jeff Carter . Bustamante appeared to have been shot in the back of the head , a federal law enforcement source said . Chihuahua state police said the body had multiple wounds to the head -- apparently consistent with an execution-style shooting , according to Edgar Roman , a reporter with XHIJ television in Juarez . Watch where the U.S . Marshal 's body was found » . Bustamante , 48 , was charged with stealing U.S. government property including Glock and Ruger handguns , a shotgun and a pair of binoculars , according to court documents . According to the federal source , who was not authorized to speak about details of the case and asked not to be named , a pawnshop owner became suspicious when Bustamante attempted to pawn a shotgun and called the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms and Explosives . The source said Bustamante would buy back items he had pawned on his pay days and return them . Bustamante 's attorney , Mike Torres , said a warrant was issued for Bustamante 's arrest after he failed to appear at a court hearing last week . He said Bustamante was a 17-year veteran of the marshals and a former El Paso Police officer who lived in El Paso with his wife and two children . `` He was a familiar face around the federal courthouse here , '' Torres said . `` I 'm very shocked by this and very saddened . `` He had a lot of friends and a lot of people that cared about him . '' Carter said Bustamante was on administrative leave from the marshals and had been required to turn in his gun and badge . He said Bustamante had not been in Mexico on marshals business and that all of the weapons he was charged with stealing had been recovered . Carter said Bustamante was on `` modified status '' with the marshals , meaning he had been required to turn in his gun and badge outside of his official work hours . `` What I can tell you is that the U.S . Marshals Service is saddened by the death of Deputy Bustamante and our thoughts and prayers are with his family , '' he said . Carter said U.S. marshals are working with the FBI and Mexican authorities to investigate the death . He said an autopsy will be conducted in Mexico , and another may be conducted once Bustamante 's body is returned to the United States . Juarez , which sits across the border from El Paso , Texas , has become one of the major battlegrounds as drug cartels fight both each other and Mexican authorities . The conflict has made violence increasingly common in Juarez , Tijuana and other Mexican border towns . More than 400 deaths in the region have been attributed to the fighting this year . CNN 's Anderson Cooper , Emily Robards and Devon Sayers contributed to this report .
Marshal 's body found in border town of Juarez , Mexico . Comment: Marshals Service has no comment on cause of death . Marshal had been accused of theft of public property , service spokesman says .