A 26-year-old fugitive was arrested in Washington State, practically three years after he allegedly strangled his dad within the sufferer’s Bronx residence, cops and sources stated Thursday.
Essa Kouyate was charged with homicide Thursday within the April 14, 2023 dying of his father, Yaya Kouyate, 48, who was discovered lifeless within the toilet of his twelfth ground condo on Hoe Avenue close to Jennings Avenue in Charlotte Gardens, police stated.
His dying was dominated a murder by compression of the neck, town medical expert’s workplace stated.
The youthful Kouyate – who lived within the metropolis of Seedro-Wooley, often called the “gateway” to the North Cascades Nationwide Park – was picked up there on Dec. 16 by US Marshals, in line with cops and on-line data.
He remained in lockup on the Skagit County Jail till Wednesday, when he was transported again to the Large Apple to face justice, the data present.
The motive for the slaying was not instantly identified.
The arrested son was awaiting arraignment on Thursday.
