BOSTON, Sept. 13, 2018—The fugitive sought for four years in the fatal stabbing of 42-year-old George Sanchez was ordered held without bail at his arraignment on a murder charge today, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

FREIDY BAEZ, a.k.a. FREIDY BAEZ GUERRERO, 30, was indicted for second-degree murder three months after the Sept. 21, 2014, stabbing that claimed Sanchez’ life on Ames Street in Dorchester.

Investigators believe he fled the United States shortly after the homicide, however, and he was ultimately tracked to the Dominican Republic, where he was taken into custody. United States Marshals transported him back to the US early this morning, and he was then transported to Suffolk Superior Court for arraignment.

Assistant District Attorney Julie Higgins told the court that several people were in the area when the victim and defendant became involved in a physical altercation. Baez allegedly used a knife during that confrontation to stab Sanchez in the thigh, causing blood loss that claimed his life. Witnesses in the area positively identified the assailant as Baez, who had fled the scene and then the region.

Anite Cetoute is the DA’s assigned victim-witness advocate. Baez returns to court on Oct. 16 with attorney Christopher Malcolm.

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