Overview
- Mexican authorities captured the 27-year-old in Pachuca on Jan. 16 and transferred him to Mexico City for detention pending return to North Carolina.
- Mexican officials cited a red notice and an arrest warrant for extradition in the case.
- Castillo faces a North Carolina first-degree murder charge and a federal unlawful-flight warrant stemming from the 2016 killing of Truc Quan “Sandy” Ly Le.
- Investigators say he arranged a meeting to repay a debt, forced ATM withdrawals, then shot Le in a wooded area before fleeing to Mexico; he was 17 at the time.
- FBI Charlotte, CMPD, FBI Legat Mexico, and Mexican security agencies credit sustained cross-border coordination, with a reward of up to $250,000 offered during the manhunt.