Agents of the National Police have arrested in Segovia a fugitive wanted by the United States authorities for a murder with a firearm. The detainee also had a European Arrest Warrant and Delivery issued by Portugal for setting firelast year, to several rooms in the building where he resided in Portuguese territory, after having disputes with several tenants.
The events for which this man was wanted date back to August 2009 in the US state of Connecticut when he shot and killed a man. The victim lived in the same apartment building and both had been iinvolved in a vehicle collision in the building’s garagethe Ministry of the Interior reported in a statement.
On the day of the murder, during the night, the victim knocked on the fugitive’s apartment door. The fugitive grabbed a gun from the bedroom and went to the entrance, where a heated argument began between the two. At one point during this dispute, the arrested man He fired his pistol up to four timeshitting the victim’s head, chest and abdomen, who died.
Located and arrested in Segovia
In July, the liaison of the US Marshals, the federal police agency of the United States, contacted investigators from the National Police to report that The perpetrator of these acts could be in Spain, Therefore, efforts were immediately made to locate him. During the investigation, the fugitive was located in the province of Segovia, where the agents proceeded to arrest him.
The fugitive is also being held under a European Arrest Warrantissued by Portugal, for arson committed last year, when he set fire to several rooms where he lived, after having disputes with various tenants.
Claimed by Switzerland for sexual abuse and human trafficking
Another investigation carried out in recent days has concluded with the arrest in Almería of a man, wanted by the judicial authorities of Switzerland, to finish serving a sentence prison sentence imposed for the crimes of sexual abuse and human trafficking.
The fugitive had engaged in sexual acts with children and people with disabilities between August 2018 and June 2019, and had posted pornographic content about minors on the Internet and on the TOR network. As a result of this investigation, this man was located at a home in Mojácar (Almería) where, apparently, he continued his criminal activities in Spain, distributing pornographic material about minors.
During the search, a large number of computer storage devices, pending analysis, which had a sophisticated protection system.
Citizen collaboration can be key
Citizen collaboration can be crucial in locating fugitives. At this email address losmasbuscados@policia.es Citizens who believe they have information that could lead to the location of the victim can inform investigators in a completely confidential manner.
