Suspect in 2012 Murder of Veteran in Boston Arrested in Dominican Republic

Peter Castillo was indicted in the shooting death of Stephen Perez in Boston's Theater District.

A suspect in a 2012 Boston murder has arrived in New York after being arrested in the Dominican Republic, officials confirmed Saturday.

Peter Castillo, 26, formerly of Salem, Massachusetts, was indicted in June of 2012 for the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Stephen Perez, an Army veteran from Revere, in the city's Theater District.

Castillo was included in the U.S. Marshals' 15 Most Wanted list late in 2014. According to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, Boston Police and local authorities helped U.S. Marshals find and arrest him.

In 2012, Castillo was charged with first-degree murder and illegal possession of a firearm.

Two others, 30-year-old Luis Sepleveda and 24-year-old Janice Hardy, were charged with perjury and misleading investigators. They were also indicted in connection to the death. All three are expected to return to court this month, with Castillo expected to be arraigned within a week of his arrival on U.S. soil.

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