FBI Nabs Murder Fugitive In El Salvador After 22 Years On The Run

Atlanta, GA — The FBI captured a man in El Salvador Tuesday who was wanted for a 1996 Norcross murder that occurred during an attempted robbery.

Hector Ulises Garay, 51, was arrested and charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, or UFAP.

Garay was taken into custody in El Salvador by members of the FBI’s Atlanta Metro Major Offender (AMMO) Task Force where he was believed to be living.

Garay was wanted for the murder of Adalberto Salines in his home in Norcross on Jan. 21, 1996. Salines was shot during an attempted robbery. Ten days later, on Jan. 31, 1996, the FBI obtained a UFAP warrant after Garay was believed to have fled the country.

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Garay was flown from El Salvador to Atlanta on Tuesday and is currently being held in the Gwinnett County Jail. The public should be reminded that the above are merely allegations and all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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