Fifth Suspect Arrested In Home Invasion Death
San Antonio, TX - Yurel Allen Nichols, 18, was
arrested yesterday by members of the United States Marshals Service Lone Star
Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) in Converse, TX. Arrest warrants were issued
pursuant to an investigation by the Anchorage Police Department (APD) in
Alaska, after Nichols was indicted on charges of first degree murder, second
degree murder, and robbery.
Yesterday, members of the LSFTF were contacted by members of
the Pacific Northwest Violent Offenders Task Force (PNVOTF) to assist in
searching for Nichols. Members of the LSFTF immediately initiated an
investigation in locating and apprehending Nichols. Through investigative
efforts and extensive surveillance, task force officers observed Nichols in the
parking lot of an apartment complex located in the 700 block of Station Street
in Converse, TX. Task force officers approached Nichols, identified themselves,
and took him into custody without incident.
On September 22, 2016, Nichols and four accomplices
allegedly killed a woman during a home invasion located in the 5600 block of
Alora Loop, on the east side of Anchorage. Reports stated that the victim was
shot moments after opening her front door. The victim was transported to a
nearby hospital and days later succumbed to her injuries. After a thorough
investigation by APD Homicide detectives, warrants were issued for all five
suspects. Four of the teens were arrested days later, but Nichols remained a
fugitive at large until his arrest yesterday.
Nichols is currently being held in custody at the Bexar
County Sheriff’s Office awaiting extradition back to Anchorage.
David Sligh, United States Marshal for the Western District
of Texas, stated, “As soon as our assistance was requested, our task force
officers immediately formulated a plan to locate and arrest Nichols. Due to the
collaborative efforts of all the officers involved, Nichols will finally face
the charges against him along with the other suspects in this case.”
Members of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force:
New Braunfels
Police Department
San Antonio Police
Department
San Antonio
Independent School District Police Department
Bexar County
Sheriff’s Office
Comal County
Sheriff’s Office
Bexar County Fire
Marshal’s Office
Bexar County
District Attorney’s Office
Texas Office of
The Attorney General
Texas Department
of Public Safety
Texas Department
of Criminal Justice – Office of the Inspector General
Immigration &
Customs Enforcement – Office of Detention & Removal
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