Murder Suspect Cuffed 20 Years Later

A MAN ON THE RUN FROM THE LAW FOR 19 YEARS IS NOW BEHIND BARS. THIRTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD PAUL SANCHEZ WAS ARRESTED IN EL PASO, TEXAS, ON TUESDAY. SANCHEZ ALLEGEDLY WAS INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF MIGUEL CABRERA IN ALBUQUERQUE’S SOUTH VALLEY IN SEPTEMBER OF 1996.
A MULTI-AGENCY TASK FORCE LOCATED CABRERA AT A HOME IN EL PASO. HE FACES NUMEROUS CHARGES, INCLUDING FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND THREE COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER. SANCHEZ IS IN THE OTERO COUNTY PRISON AWAITING EXTRADITION TO ALBUQUERQUE.
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