Asir Boone, fourth suspect in Northeast Philly bus cease capturing, arrested in Virginia

U.S. Marshals have arrested the fourth suspect needed for the capturing of eight Northeast Philadelphia Excessive Faculty college students at a bus cease in Burholme earlier this month. 

Asir Boone, 17, was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon in Alexandria, Virginia. He had been recognized final week by U.S. Marshals, who supplied a $5,000 reward after Boone refused to give up.

Shortly after midday, the U.S. Marshals arrested Boone at an house the place he was staying with a girl who had ties to Philadelphia, authorities mentioned. He surrendered with out incident. The girl was not recognized and U.S. Marshals did not say whether or not she is going to face fees. 

On March 6, eight teenagers had been shot as they had been about to board a SEPTA bus close to 5 Factors intersection, at Cottman and Rising Solar avenues. Three different suspects beforehand had been arrested: Jamaal Tucker and Ahnile Buggs, each 18, and Jermahd Carter, 19. 

Surveillance video exhibits three gunmen hearth greater than 30 photographs on the group ready for the bus after which flee in a automobile pushed by a fourth suspect. 

Boone, the one juvenile of the 4 suspects, might be charged with tried homicide, firearms violations and associated offenses, U.S. Marshals mentioned. 

Tucker, Buggs and Carter every have been charged with tried homicide, aggravated assault, weapons offenses and different crimes. Moreover, Tucker was charged with receiving stolen property and unauthorized use of a motorcar, stemming from proof recovered from contained in the stolen Hyundai used because the getaway automobile. All three stay in jail, having not posted bail.

One weapon recovered by police — a 40-caliber Glock 22 handgun that been transformed into a totally computerized firearm — allegedly belonged to Buggs, authorities mentioned. 

“I hope this last arrest brings some consolation to the scholar victims of this mindless crime,” Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert Clark mentioned. “No baby ought to need to concern for his or her security whereas receiving an schooling and I hope these arrests can subside that concern.”