FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Indiana State Police say they have arrested a 24-year-old Crown Point man in connection with the Nov. 2022 death of 39-year-old Gildardo Garcia Salina.
According to a release from ISP, on Thursday, Nov. 14, police arrested the 24-year-old male suspect on a murder warrant after finding him in Fort Liberty, North Carolina which is just northwest of Fayetteville. He is awaiting extradition to Indiana.
On Nov. 2, 2022, state police were asked to help with an investigation into the death of 39-year-old Gildardo Garcia Salina at his residence in northern Owen County, Indiana.
During the investigation, detectives learned that Salina was employed by a landscaping company which had recently worked at a hotel that was frequented by the suspect. Following a two-year investigation, an Owen County judge issued an arresting warrant, allowing detectives to travel to Fort Liberty and make the arrest. Police say the suspect was taken into custody without incident.
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