Christian Steven Ponce
Encyclopedia
Christian Steven Ponce Salas (born c. 1971) is a suspect in the 17 February 1999 assassination in Quito of Ecuador
ean presidential hopeful Jaime Hurtado
as well as that of Hurtado's nephew Pablo Vicente Tapia and their bodyguard Wellington Borja Nazareno. http://revolutionarydemocracy.org/rdv5n1/hurtado.htm He was born in Quito
, Ecuador
. Ponce and two other suspects were arrested two days later for the triple homicide, but Ponce escaped and fled eventually to the United States.
, USA found Ponce driving a car while not wearing a seat belt. An ID check turned up an Ecuadorean want on Ponce for the killings.
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
ean presidential hopeful Jaime Hurtado
Jaime Hurtado
Jaime Hurtado González was an Ecuadorian politician of African descent aligned with the Democratic People's Movement, a deputy in the Ecuadorian parliament, and at the time of his death was standing for election to the Ecuadorian presidency.-Assassination:Sources loyal to the DPM state that...
as well as that of Hurtado's nephew Pablo Vicente Tapia and their bodyguard Wellington Borja Nazareno. http://revolutionarydemocracy.org/rdv5n1/hurtado.htm He was born in Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. Ponce and two other suspects were arrested two days later for the triple homicide, but Ponce escaped and fled eventually to the United States.
Capture
On the afternoon of 3 February 2007, police in Palenville, New YorkPalenville, New York
Palenville is a hamlet in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 1,037 at the 2010 census.Palenville is in the southwest part of the Town of Catskill, located at the junction of Routes 23A and 32A. It lies at the foot of Kaaterskill Clove, nestled against the base of the...
, USA found Ponce driving a car while not wearing a seat belt. An ID check turned up an Ecuadorean want on Ponce for the killings.