[1] Escaleras was son of José Andrés Escaleras and Ofelia Mejía, during the mid-1990s he began to coordinate actions against the famous businessman Miguel Facussé Barjum which sought to install a palm oil extraction plant near Guapinol river, which would be an enormous burden for at least five communities plus some Tocoa neighborhoods.
Also in 1997 led the protests against Colonel Aldana, commander of Infantry Battalion XV, who, by personal interests, prevented access to water to the inhabitants of Chapagua, Agua Amarilla, Honduras Aguan and other populations.
[2] By that time Escaleras was nominated to be candidate for Mayor of Tocoa representing the Democratic Unification Party for the elections of that year.
Subsequently, the Criminal Investigation General Department (DGIC) got an affidavit from García Alfaro's notary public, in which he noted as masterminds to Salomón Martinez, Juan Ramón Salgado, Aldo Augusto Aldana and Miguel Facussé.
Nevertheless, Miguel Facussé and a business executive, Irene Castro, were charged and testified investigation, which denied involvement in the events.