Walter Yovany-Gomez is wanted for a violent murder in Plainfield.
[Ads /]
Authorities say he and another man murdered a fellow gang member, Julio Matute, inside a home in 2011.
Gomez and the co-conspirator allegedly struck Matute in the head with a baseball bat, sliced his throat, and stabbed him in the back 17 times with a screwdriver, apparently because Matute was suspected of socializing with a rival gang.
The co-conspirator was subsequently apprehended, charged and found guilty for the homicide.
Yovany-Gomez was last seen in Maryland on June 13, 2011, two months after the murder. He had reportedly been driven there from New Jersey and may have fled to Spain.
[Ads /]
He is a citizen of Honduras and may have been in the United States illegally.
"Walter Yovany-Gomez was indicted for taking part in the ruthless May 2011 murder of a young man and remains the only defendant charged in this case that has not been arrested and convicted," acting U.S. Attorney William Fitzpatrick said. "I am confident that Yovany-Gomez's addition to the FBI's Most Wanted list will help bring this violent and dangerous fugitive to justice."
Yovany-Gomez is known to have used a variety of aliases, including Cholo, Walter Rios Gomez, Walter Yovany Rios Gomez, and Geovany.
----
Report a correction or typo