HOISINGTON, Kan. – A fugitive wanted by the San Antonio Police Department in an April murder case was arrested in another state.
SAPD confirmed Friday that Ronnie Jay Salas, 22, was arrested in Kansas.
Salas is accused of shooting Andre Montera during an argument in the 100 block of Ames Avenue on April 23. Montera later died at the hospital.
U.S. Marshals said the Kansas Apprehension Task Force in Wichita, Kansas received information from the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force about locating and arresting Salas in Kansas.
Wichita Task Force members planned to locate Salas in the city but received a tip that he was getting ready to leave the home where he was staying.
The task force members tipped off the Barton County Sheriff’s Office and Hoisington Police Department, which are both located in Kansas. They arrested Salas in the 1400 block of North Clay in Hoisington, Kansas.
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