A man wanted for a 2009 murder in Bridgeport was arrested in Spain and has been extradited back to Connecticut.
Bridgeport police said Wanderson Marques, 46, was taken into custody by Spanish National Police in August 2024.
On Thursday, members of the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force traveled to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York and took custody of Marques.
Police said they responded to a reported shooting at an apartment complex on Madison Avenue on Aug. 2, 2009.
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Officers found 49-year-old Harold Gantt suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives determined that Gantt and Marques got into an argument before the shooting. They both lived in the same complex and knew each other, according to police.
An arrest warrant was obtained for Marques days after the shooting, but he wasn't found until last year.
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"A strong partnership between southern Europe and U.S. law enforcement is the reason this fugitive has been brought to justice," Bridgeport police said in a statement.
Marques was taken to the Bridgeport Police Department and is being held on a $5 million bond. He faces murder charges and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday.
Editor's note: Police originally identified the suspect as Marques Wanderson and later said his name is Wanderson Marques.
