Murder charge laid in 2014 killing of Edmonton cook
A man who was arrested in B.C. last week has been charged with killing Demetrios Karahalios in Edmonton's Oliver neighbourhood six years ago.
Richard Joseph Lacarte, 52, was arrested last week in Maple Ridge, B.C., where he had been living under an alias, police said Thursday in a news release
Lacarte has since been transported to Edmonton, and has been charged with second-degree murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
Karahalios, 48, a cook at two Jasper Avenue bars, was found dead in his Oliver-area home on March 8, 2014.
In September of that year, a Canada-wide warrant was issued for a 47-year-old suspect wanted for second-degree murder.
In a news release earlier, Ridge Meadows RCMP said the suspect was arrested after drivers on the Golden Ears Bridge called police about a man throwing rocks "and other unknown items" at moving vehicles.
An RCMP officer tried to talk to the man but heavy rush-hour traffic made it difficult to approach him, police said.
The man then jumped over a sidewalk barricade and began walking in the middle of moving traffic. A constable ran across three lanes of traffic, pushing the man to safety before arresting him for mischief.
Investigators later learned the man had been wanted for the 2014 killing in Edmonton.
The case illustrates that "no call is too small," an RCMP inspector said in the news release.
"There was no way for these citizens to know what this man was possibly involved with but, because they took the time to make a police report we now have this alleged murder suspect in custody," Insp. Allison Good said.
Staff Sgt. Ryan Tebbs of the Edmonton police historical crimes section thanked B.C. citizens and the RCMP constable for their roles in the apprehension of the suspect.
