FBI most wanted murder criminal has finally been arrested after over four years of being on the run.
Lamont Stephenson, who had been wanted since being identified as a suspect in a 2014 murder, was found sleeping in a rental truck at about 2 a.m.
Stephenson, 43, was charged with the murder of his girlfriend, Olga DeJesus, and her dog, in Newark, New Jersey, in November 2014. Police said he strangled DeJesus and her dog and was last seen at Penn Station, where he apparently left the state.
“We are just overwhelmed right now,” the victim’s brother, Felix DeJesus, said at a press conference in Newark on Thursday. “We’re happy. Everyone played a role in this and we are grateful.
“Every single day for four years I waited for that phone call, every single day,” he added.
Stephenson is now also suspected in another murder. Police said they had a warrant out for his involvement in a murder Wednesday night.
Natina Kiah, 40, from Washington, D.C., was found stabbed to death along with her cat Wednesday night, according to Washington ABC affiliate WJLA.