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Fugitive Apprehended in North Carolina
On Monday, January
22, 2007 one of Cobb County’s Most Wanted, Noel Vasquez AKA Noel
Basquez, was arrested on information provided by the Cobb County Sheriff’s
Office Fugitive Unit. F.B.I. Agents
apprehended Vasquez at a Mobile Home Park located in Cullowhee, North Carolina at approximately 7:30 pm.
Mr. Vasquez is in the custody of the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office
located in Asheville,
North Carolina.
Vasquez, 24 years of
age, of Marietta, GA. has been on the run since May
27, 2006 when he
was involved in a hit and run accident with a horse-drawn carriage occupied
by two newly wed passengers on Powder Springs Street in Marietta.
As a result of the accident, the driver of the carriage, Clint Small, suffered
severe injuries and was taken to Kennestone Hospital.
According to the
warrant, taken by the Marietta Police Department, Vasquez was charged with driving
without a license, following too closely, open container, and hit and
run. He is currently awaiting extradition from Buncombe County, North Carolina. When
extradition proceedings are completed, Vasquez will be returned to Cobb County to face pending charges.
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