Hector Bautista, 42, now faces a first-degree murder charge in connection with the Jan. 11, 2003, shooting death of Anton Charles Matous, 57, according to police. Bautista is also charged with felony armed robbery.

According to police, Anton Charles Matous died at a hospital from a gunshot wound after officers responded to a report of shots fired near 41st Street and McDowell Road. Detectives discovered that Matous had been shot during an attempted robbery by Hector Bautista and another individual. Bautista was identified by authorities through a series of photographs, but fled the country shortly after the incident.

Police said both local and federal authorities had been working to bring Bautista to justice since 2003, eventually succeeding with assistance from the US Marshals Service.