A murder suspect was arrested at the last second by police while he waited at the airport departure gate as he was about to flee to El Salvador, authorities said.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested fleeing murder suspect Christofer Antonio Argueta Ramirez at Washington Dulles International Airport early Sunday morning as he prepared to board a flight to El Salvador, police said.: 24-year-old man punches election judge in the face while waiting in line to vote: Police
“CBP officers noticed that Argueta Ramirez had purchased a one-way ticket on an El Salvador-bound flight that was departing from Dulles airport around 1:30 a.m.,” according to a statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. “Officers encountered Argueta Ramirez at the departure gate, verified Argueta Ramirez’s identity, took him into custody, and escorted him back to CBP’s inspection station.”
Argueta Ramirez, 19, of Woodbridge, Va., is a U.S. citizen and was wanted in Prince William County, Va., for homicide murder, officials said.
