“Most Wanted” Homicide Fugitive From Puerto Rico Arrested In Youngsville, NC
YOUNGSVILLE, NC — A “highly dangerous” fugitive wanted for murder in Puerto Rico has been apprehended in Youngsville, according to multiple law enforcement agencies.
Maytiel Jamar Negron-Guevarez, 32, was arrested on Friday morning (Oct. 11) during a U.S. Marshals operation with assistance from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Puerto Rico Violent Offenders Task Force. Negron-Guevarez is currently held in a local jail, awaiting extradition back to Puerto Rico, where he has been evading authorities for the past four years.
An arrest warrant for Negron-Guevarez was issued on March 27, 2020, by Court Judge Aida E. Melendez Juarbe, charging him with weapons offenses and first-degree murder, as reported by the U.S. Marshals Service.
Franklin County Sheriff Kevin White characterized Negron-Guevarez as “one of the nastiest hombres around” in a statement about the arrest. According to the sheriff’s office, Franklin County deputies were called in to assist with the pursuit of Negron-Guevarez, who was eventually stopped in his vehicle along Cedar Creek Road at the Cedar Creek Landscape Supply store.
After being pulled over, Negron-Guevarez attempted to flee from law enforcement officers. “Luckily, thanks to the swift work of Corporal Callahan and K-9 Deputy Cooper this morning, this animal is off the world stage once and for all,” Sheriff White stated.
The sheriff also noted that Negron-Guevarez had topped Puerto Rico’s Top 10 Most Wanted List. A video posted in 2020 on YouTube confirmed this, featuring Negron-Guevarez in a public broadcast by Puerto Rican police titled “Los Más Buscados,” meaning “The Most Wanted.”
In the 2020 video, authorities referred to a single murder case involving Negron-Guevarez, who was accused of killing a man by repeatedly shooting him in the head in Dorado, Puerto Rico. For this murder charge, a judge in Puerto Rico set a bond of $1,750,000.
Sheriff White emphasized the severity of Negron-Guevarez’s actions, stating he has been on the run after “heinously murdering two innocent individuals.” He questioned why Negron-Guevarez chose to seek refuge in Franklin County, North Carolina, remarking, “Only the good Lord knows.”
Photo courtesy of U.S. Marshals