Charlotte Fugitive Added To FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List

CHARLOTTE, NC -- A Charlotte fugitive on the run and wanted on state and federal warrants for the murder of his former girlfriend is now on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.

Alejandro “Alex” Castillo, 18, is the first person from Charlotte to make the infamous list of notorious criminal suspects issued by the FBI, which is offering up to $100,000 in reward money for his capture.

Castillo is accused of the 2016 murder of his former girlfriend, 23-year-old Truc Quan “Sandy” Ly Le, and is considered armed and extremely dangerous, the FBI said Oct. 24. (Sign up for our free daily newsletters and Breaking News Alerts for the Charlotte Patch. iPhone users can download the Patch app in the App Store. Plus, like Charlotte Patch on Facebook.)

In August 2016, Castillo, Ly Le and Ahmia ‘Mia’ Feaster -- all coworkers at a Charlotte-area restaurant -- were each reported missing separately. During an investigation by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, it was discovered that Ly Le had loaned Castillo money and the two were to meet Aug. 9, 2016 for repayment.

One week later on Aug. 15, Ly Le’s car was found at a Phoenix bus station and Castillo and Feaster were videoed crossing the border into Mexico. The next day, Ly Le’s body was found in North Carolina, in a wooded area in Cabarrus County, the FBI said. She had been shot in the head.

Feaster surrendered to authorities in October 2016 and faces charges in North Carolina including accessory to the murder. Castillo is wanted for first-degree murder, as well as unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Castillo is from Charlotte and has family in Arizona. Authorities, however, believe he is still in Mexico and that he may currently be living in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes in San Francisco de los Romo or Pabellon, and may have traveled to Guanajuato or Veracruz.

“For more than 65 years, the FBI has utilized the public to help us find the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, and many times, your tips provided the information we needed to get the most dangerous fugitives into custody. Today, we are asking for your help again to find Alejandro Castillo and bring him to justice for taking the life of an innocent young woman and robbing her family of a future with their loved one,” said John Strong, special agent in charge of the FBI in North Carolina.

The FBI asks anyone with information about Castillo’s location call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit tips online.

Main image courtesy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation