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Mexican subject and constabulary person arrested a antheral accused of the 2016 execution of a young pistillate successful the United States, wherever the FBI had named him 1 of its 10 astir wanted fugitives, authorities said connected Saturday (January 17, 2026).
Alejandro Rosales Castillo, a 27-year-old American, is accused of sidesplitting Truc Quan "Sandy" Ly Le, a pistillate with whom helium worked astatine a edifice successful Charlotte, North Carolina.
Castillo was captured connected Friday (January 16) successful the metropolis of Pachuca, astir 50 miles (80 kilometers) northeast of Mexico City, the FBI said.
He had "a reddish announcement and an apprehension warrant for extradition" and is charged with "first-degree murder, equipped robbery, conveyance theft and kidnapping," Mexico's Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch said connected societal media.
Rosales Castillo was brought earlier the nationalist authoritative to statesman ineligible proceedings.
The FBI had offered a $250,000 reward for accusation starring to Rosales Castillo's capture.
Law enforcement agents "worked countless hours to make leads to find Castillo, yet uncovering wherever helium has been hiding the past respective years," an FBI connection said.
US media reported that Rosales Castillo had a little narration with his victim, past 23, and had borrowed wealth from her.
She disappeared aft agreeing to conscionable him astatine a state presumption successful Charlotte, North Carolina.
Investigators judge Castillo forced his unfortunate to retreat her savings from an ATM, earlier taking her to a wooded country and shooting her successful the head, according to media reports.
