Tip leads to arrest of homicide suspect on ‘most wanted’ list

A 45-year-old man suspected in a 16-year-old homicide was in custody Thursday in lieu of $2 million bail following his arrest last week by Los Angeles Police detectives acting on a tip.

Samuel Calvario was able to evade authorities for so long by assuming a new identity, LAPD Officer Deen Alcaraz told the Los Angeles Times Thursday.

His arrest at his place of work last week was the result of a tip from a woman who left a voice message for police. She said she was  browsing the “most wanted” section of the Los Angeles Police Department’s website when she spotted a photo of a man she recognized, The Times reported.

The crime attributed to Calvario took place at about 9 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2000, when 31-year-old Daniel Felix saw Calvario and his girlfriend arguing inside a white truck, police said, according to The Times. Felix intervened in the dispute, prompting Calvario to shoot him, Alcaraz told The Times. After the shooting, police found marijuana in the white truck, which Calvario had abandoned.

Calvario faces charges of murder, assault with a firearm, kidnapping and transportation of marijuana, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. He’s due in court Aug. 10.

Police urged anyone with additional information about the case to call Newton Division detectives at (323) 846-6556.

—City News Service

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