Judge legalizes capture of Venezuelan citizen for murder of police officer Edwin Arnoldo Caro

On the night of Thursday, March 11, a judge declared legal the capture of Venezuelan citizen Wilkerson Slyke Hernández, who participated in the murder of patroller Arnoldo Caro, for the crimes of aggravated homicide and illegal possession of weapons.

During the hearing, the judge heard the arguments of the prosecution. “Based on and against the rights as a captured person, each of the rights has been guaranteed, the Prosecutor’s Office in this way has complied with formal and demanding requirements such as indicating that a captured person appears in front of their office fully identified and the reason for the arrest is indicated, which refers to an arrest in flagrante delicto, ”said the prosecutor in charge of the case.

The judge approved what had been said by the accusing body and legalized the capture. The attorney general’s office accompanied the prosecutor’s office’s request.

The person involved is the principal identified for the homicide and it has been established that he member of an organized gang in Bogotá dedicated to armed robbery and motorcycle theft.

“With the prosecutor’s office, we are expanding information about the man. We choose the group, it’s our job. It is also important to ensure security in the area and throughout Bogotá, ”General Jorge Vargas, director of the national police, told Citytv.

Citytv also revealed the testimony of the other patroller who accompanied Caro during his assassination and who allegedly arrested the other criminal before escaping.

“I was patrolling with Caro and we saw two men on a motorbike, they were carrying a Rappi suitcase and we took them. We searched it and everything was normal, in Rappi’s bag I searched it, everything was normal, and they have a small pocket on the back. In this pocket, the men carried two firearms. When they were discovered, they attacked us, pulled out their pistols and started shooting at us. “, confirmed the uniform.

Amid the gunfire, Caro was fatally injured, along with the other criminal who fell after shooting at the patrol cars. The assassin of the patroller tried to escape but a patroller from the protection program of the High Human Rights Advisor, Nancy Patricia Gutiérrez, who was in the area, realized what was happening and helped his capture.

On the alleged criminal gang to which the two subjects belonged:

In an interview with El Tiempo, Security Secretary Hugo Acero assured that they were working on the corresponding investigations to find out if there was a criminal gang behind these events. For now, the police and the prosecutor’s office are comparing the evidence to find out whether the two subjects were acting on their own or were part of an organized crime.

Poe on his side, the mayor of Bogotá Claudia López has made strong statements on the assassination of patroller Edwin Caro, died after a shooting on Wednesday in the city of Chapinero, apparently at the hands of criminals of Venezuelan nationality.

The president’s statements were made as part of the tribute that police, relatives and hundreds of citizens paid to reject the death of the man in uniform, after crossfire between security forces and criminals.

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