PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island police have captured a man they say is wanted in connection with a double homicide in New York City.
State police and the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested 34-year-old Victor Cedres on Thursday at a Pawtucket apartment.
Authorities say Cedres was wanted in connection to the deaths of 27-year-old Joseph Rivera and 38-year-old Ricardo Leon in Coney Island on Aug. 20.
Cedres faces two counts of second-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon and other charges.
Authorities say he waived extradition on a fugitive from justice charge Thursday and was taken into custody by the New York City Police.
No attorney was listed in Rhode Island court records.
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