On Sunday, Christofer Antonio Argueta Ramirez, a 19-year-old suspect in a 2022 Prince William murder case was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport “fleeing” the country, US Customs and Border Protection revealed.
Alleged drug deal murder
On December 21, 2022, Jose Abelino Guerrero, a 20-year-old Woodbridge man, was reported missing by his family. Initially, there were no direct indications that he was missing under suspicious circumstances, according to a statement from Prince William Police Department.
But when Guerrero’s vehicle was found two days later near Bel Air Rd. and Jeffries Rd., there was evidence of a struggle and blood inside, said PWPD. That prompted them to upgrade Guerrero’s status to endangered.
In the weeks following Guerrero’s disappearance, PWPD identified two suspects who were detained at a home in the 14100 block of Matthews Dr. in Woodbridge. According to the department, their investigation revealed the victim and those suspects arranged a narcotics transaction on Dec. 21, 2022, an altercation occurred, and Guerrero was stabbed multiple times.
The two suspects took Guerrero’s body to Prince George’s County Maryland, discarded it, and left his car in Woodbridge, PWPD stated. The body was recovered and sent for autopsy and identity confirmation.
Charges filed
In January 2023, Olvin Daniel Argueta Ramirez, then age 19, was named and charged with murder and stabbing in commission of a felony. The other individual arrested from Matthews Drive was a juvenile and wasn’t named but PWPD said he was charged with murder and robbery.
The juvenile’s charges were dismissed through the courts but were later re-sought and he’s now been rearrested, PWPD Lieutenant Jonathan Perok explained.
CBP said they noticed Christofer, who is a US citizen, bought a one-way ticket from Dulles to El Salvador on a 1:30 a.m. flight leaving Sunday. CBP officers intercepted him at the departure gate and verified his identity and Prince William charges then turned him over to Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police.
Olvin remains in custody. Court records show he’s had a jury trial scheduled three times only to have it withdrawn. The last withdrawn trial was scheduled to begin Monday.
Although his alleged accomplice is now an adult, the charges against him are juvenile petitions and he was a juvenile when the offense occurred so he will still be tried as a juvenile, said Perok.
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