(QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A man on the run for years, accused in a 2016 Charlotte murder, appeared in court on Monday, where a judge ordered that he be held without bond.
Alejandro Rosales Castillo had his first appearance at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse on Monday, Jan. 26. A public defender was appointed to represent him.
Castillo faces several felony charges, including first-degree murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, first-degree kidnapping, and larceny of a motor vehicle.
‘It took a long time’: 2016 murder suspect brought back to Charlotte after arrest in Mexico
Monday’s court appearance comes just days after Castillo was brought back to Charlotte following his arrest in Mexico.
Investigators said he fled the country after the 2016 killing of 23-year-old Truc Quan “Sandy” Ly Le. Castillo was just 17-years-old at the time of the murder…