Man wanted in connection to Fargo homicide caught in Twin Cities

Photo by: Fargo Police Department
Photo by: Fargo Police Department

(Fargo, ND) -- A man wanted in connection to a homicide in Fargo has been caught in the Twin Cities.

The Fargo Police Department tells WDAY radio that 58-year-old Roberto Garcia was arrested and taken into custody Wednesday morning in Saint Paul.

Garcia was arrested by the North Star Fugitive Task Force, a multi-agency task force led by the United States Marshals Service Minneapolis office. Currently in U.S. Marshals custody, Garcia was arrested on warrants for manslaughter and aggravated assault for his involvement in the death of 53-year-old Cirilo Sustaita Contreras, who was found dead in Fargo on Sunday, August 14th.

This investigation into the suspected homicide is on-going and no further information is releasable at this time.