Rodney Barna’s killer arrested in Panama 30 years later: Everything we know about Michigan’s ‘ghost’ fugitive
a fugitive from michiganThe man accused of murdering his best friend and rocker roommate was arrested after authorities discovered he had been living as a “ghost” in Central America for more than three decades.
Who is Richard Wasting? Here’s how he was arrested
Richard Westine, 56, arrested at a dog park in the US Panama According to US reports, on September 15, 1993, 23-year-old Cold as Life lead singer Rodney Barner was murdered in his residence in Detroit. After that, he went on the run for a long time and was later murdered in his residence in Detroit on April 29. marshal Service, according to the New York Post.
Wasteen, who had gone by the alias Joseph Alan Stavros, was found to have been fraudulently identified and was only identified after his fingerprints were scanned.
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Barner is also known by his stage name “Rawn Beauty” which unfortunately shooting In his mind as he slept.
Westin was arrested shortly after the brutal murder but did not attend a scheduled court hearing, choosing instead to run away and evade capture.
In June 1994, the authorities issued ensure Arrest Westin. The motive behind the 1993 murder has not yet been revealed.
Officials have not yet said whether additional charges will be filed against Wasting.
“He’s been a ghost since ’94. He’s very cunning, very cunning on the run,” WDIV quoted a source as saying.
“He was a liar. He believed what he said and started a new life,” U.S. Marshals Assistant Chief Deputy James Allen told the media.
Richard Wasting admitted after arrest
Even after being arrested multiple times on arson and gun-related charges in Michigan, Arizona and elsewhere, Wasting managed to evade police detection, the outlet reported.
Authorities located Wasting in Panama City before arresting him in April.
After his arrest, Westin admitted to living illegally in Panama under an alias since 2005 and never obtained legal status.
On May 9, U.S. Marshals officials traveled to Panama to extradite Wasting back to the United States and will process him in the Wayne County, Michigan, jail system.
A photo released by officials showed Wasteen being escorted through the Houston airport after arriving in the United States.
