Quito Carranza biography: 13 things about Florida inmate

Enrique “Quito” Carranza III is an American man convicted of attempted sexual assault on a child in Colorado, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He was married to Genesse Ivonne Moreno. They have one son named Samuel Moreno Carranza.
2. He has four siblings namely Luke Carranza, Gena Carranza, Enrique “Quito” Carranza III, Gabrielle Carranza and Cella Carranza. Luke preceded their father in death.
3. In 1981, his parents Enrique Cardenas Carranza II and Walli D. Carranza got married.
4. On November 7, 1995, his father died at their residence in Lake Jackson,  Brazoria County, Texas, USA at the age of 39.
5. On May 23, 2005, his grandfather Enrique “Henry” Gonzalez Carranza died in Channelview, Harris County, Texas at the age of 77.
6. In 2007, he was arrested for a sex offense in Colorado.
7. In 2016, he failed to register as a sex offender in Harris County. In November 2016, Genesse gave birth to their son Samuel.
8. From 2017 to 2022, he threatened to hurt Genesse multiple times through Facebook and text messages, according to her.
9. On March 12, 2020, his grandmother Enedina Cardenas Carranza died at the age of 93.
10. In 2021, he moved from Colorado to Florida, USA to start working construction. He did not register as a sex offender in Florida despite being notified several times so he was arrested. After being released, he was required to report to the Department of Motor Vehicles within 48 hours to receive a Florida identification with sex offender markings, which he did not do so he was arrested again.
11. In 2022, while in a divorce and child custody suit, Genesse filed two protective orders against him. He could not be located so the protective order petitions were dismissed.
12. On March 20, 2023, a jury found him guilty of failure to comply with sex offender requirements. He was incarcerated in Florida.
13. On February 11, 2024, while he was in prison in Florida, his son Samuel was critically wounded. That day, Samuel and Genesse went to Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. After Genesse opened fire, she was fatally shot by off-duty police officers Adrian Herrera, then 38, and Christopher Moreno, then 28.