(ZENIT News / Rome, 22.04.2024).- The arrest of American Moisés Tejada in the vicinity of Saint Peter’s Square on Wednesday, April 10, has sparked shock and worry, given that the individual is sought by the New York Authorities for his alleged participation in a series of violent crimes.
According to reports furnished by the Italian newspaper “La Repubblica,” Tejada was arrested while carrying several pocket knives just on the day (April 10) that the Holy Father was holding the General Audience in the Square, in the presence of hundreds of faithful.
During the interrogation after his arrest, Tejada said he arrived in Italy from Kiev’s front, although the investigators confirmed that he had travelled from Moldavia. He faces serious accusations in the United States for abducting real estate agents, whom he took to visit luxury properties and then attacked and stripped them of their belonging, leaving them abandoned in their underwear inside houses. He is one of the most wanted criminals in New York.
Tejada left the United States in February 2022 for Ukraine, but then he decided suddenly to go to Rome. At present, he is waiting for the American Authorities to request his extradition to face the charges against him.
