Suspected MS-13 member arrested for alleged murder of Salvadoran pastor: FBI

A suspected member of the MS-13 gang was arrested on Tuesday by the FBI for allegedly killing a pastor in El Salvador.

Danny Antonio Granados-Garcia, a Salvadoran national, was in the U.S. on an active El Salvadorian arrest warrant for aggravated homicide, according to FBI Director Kash Patel.

FBI New Haven said Granados-Garcia was taken into custody in Waterbury, Connecticut.

“With the assistance of FBI LEGAT San Salvador, Granados-Garcia was identified as a fugitive with an active El Salvadorian arrest warrant and @Interpol_HQ Blue Notice for aggravated homicide,” FBI New Haven wrote on X.

Agents added that Granados-Garcia was wanted for the murder of a pastor, who was a relative of an El Salvadorian police officer.

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