Is Extradited From Mexico For Killing His In-Law
After spending more than 20 years on the run, a man suspected of murdering his brother-in-law on a Corona street in the summer of 1991 was brought back to New York last Thursday, May 3, by FBI agents and NYPD detectives to face homicide charges, law enforcement sources said.
Nikolay Natividad, 41, was arrested by the Mexican Federal Police in June 2010 and had been appealing his extradition from Mexico to the U.S. for arraignment on murder charges in connection with the killing of Jamal Salas-Joya in July 1991. Having lost his appeal, Natividad arrived back on American soil at La- Guardia Airport last Thursday night.
Natividad is accused of shooting Salas-Joya late on the night of July 5, 1991 at a location on Junction Boulevard.
According to the FBI’s New York office, the victim was shot four times in the leg and back and later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
It is believed that Natividad had been living in Mexico since 2007.
“I want to commend Det. James Osorio of the NYPD Cold Case Squad for tenaciously pursuing homicide suspect Natividad for many years, even after he was able to get himself deported in order to avoid prosecution,” said Police Commis- sioner Raymond Kelly.
A warrant for his arrest was issued by the New York Supreme Court in February 2009, and another was approved by the U.S. Eastern District Court of New York in May 2009. He was placed on red notice through Interpol that same month.
“Natividad was brought home to face the justice he evaded for more than 20 years,” said FBI Assistant Director Janice Fedarcyk. “The FBI remains committed to locating fugitives who evade both the law and their capture.”
Fedarcyk thanked the NYPD, the Queens District Attorney’s office and the Mexican government for their assistance in the case.
