Most wanted in Camanava arrested

A 20-year-old murder suspect tagged as the most wanted by the authorities in Camanava finally fell after hiding from the law for three years.

Superintendent Billy Beltran, Valenzuela City police chief, identified the suspect as Roberto Ursual, a former Valenzuela resident and now a farmer in Barangay Palid-palid, Leyte.

Senior Police Officer 4 Manolito Manalo said Ursual was wanted for the Dec. 19, 2004 murder of Jowie Leuterio, 22. Ursual was arrested by the combined team of Senior Police Officer 2 Rodrigo Fariñas, Police Officer 3 Marcial Galang of the Valenzuela police and Senior Police Officer 1 Canas and Police Officer 3 Mercurio of the Leyte police.

A tip from Leuterio’s relatives led to Ursual’s arrest. He was found in his Leyte hometown where he easily blended in the community as a farmer, said Manalo.

Ursual is now behind bars at the Valenzuela police station awaiting the reopening of the murder case filed against him. — Jerry Botial