A Texas taxi driver accused of murder who had been on the FBI’s Top Ten list of refugees was arrested after being paralyzed since 2008, according to reports.
Yaser Abdel Said, 63, of Lewisville, northwest of Dallas, was apparently arrested when his daughters, ages 18 and 17, started dating non-Muslims, Dallas FOX 4 police said.
On New Year’s Day 2008, Said invited his daughters Amina and Sarah to dinner, but instead drove them to Irving, where he allegedly shot them dead in his car in what was described as “honor killings”, the station reported.
Irving Police Chief Jeff Spivey disagreed with the description.
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“I do not know how you can use the term ‘honor’ and ‘murder’ in this instance,” the chief said. “This man murdered cruelly, shot his two daughters dead in his taxi cabin. What led him to do that? I think at this point for us, it’s irrelevant.
“The fact that he killed his two daughters, the fact that he’s been on the run for 12 years, the fact that his flight to justice ended last night and justice begins for Amini and Sarah, that’s what’s most important to us. “
John Walsh, longtime host of TV’s “America’s Most Wanted,” tweeted the news Wednesday night.
“CAPTURED !!!” Walsh wrote. “This filth has been on my list for a long time. And, after 12 long years on the run, we finally see justice for Amina and Sarah. Great job @FBI and @IrvingPD.”
An FBI SWAT team finally located Said on Wednesday in Justin, Texas, about 22 miles west of Lewisville, where they arrested him without incident. He has been one of the FBI’s Top Ten most wanted refugees since 2014, FOX 4 reports.
In addition, a brother and a cousin of Said were also arrested, on federal charges of having a refugee, the station reported. The FBI believes others who know Said helped him receive it, the report said.
Meanwhile, other family members told the station they were pleased with the news that Said was arrested, FOX 4 reported.
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“All I can say is, there will be justice,” Patricia Owens, mother of the victims and a former wife of Said, told the Dallas Morning News.
“My daughters were loving, caring, smart, loved everyone, would help everyone,” she said. “They were two of the hottest kids in the world, and they did not deserve what happened to them.”
Said will be charged with capital murder, authorities said.
