ROAD RAGE SUSPECT CAUGHT IN ARMENIA.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer One of the FBI's most wanted Most Wanted may refer to:
Shahen Keshishian, 32, a former truck driver from Burbank and a U.S. citizen, was arrested this week by Armenian authorities at his apartment in Yerevan, the country's capital. FBI agents and Glendale police, who were in the country on unrelated business, located Keshishian after detectives in the Los Angeles Police Department's North Hollywood Division asked for assistance tracking him down. They quickly located him and informed Armenian authorities, who arrested him for overstaying his visa. Keshishian was promptly handed over to U.S. authorities. ``I am pleased as punch. I am just so elated e·lat·ed adj. Exultantly proud and joyful. e·lat  ed·ly adv.e·lat ,'' said LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Detective Martin Pinner of the North Hollywood Division's homicide unit, who returned from Armenia on Wednesday with the suspect. ``This arrest, I do believe, came as a result of policemen talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to policemen, and massive cooperation with other agencies in two different countries.'' LAPD Deputy Chief Ronald Bergmann, who oversees the LAPD's Valley Bureau, praised the work of North Hollywood Division detectives. ``This is an example, once again, of how we do police work in the Valley. We try to always get our man. North Hollywood did a great job putting it all together.'' FBI officials said the arrest was a warning to criminals who have fled the country. ``This arrest should send the message to individuals who flee to Armenia and other countries that it's not a safe haven 1. Designated area(s) to which noncombatants of the United States Government's responsibility and commercial vehicles and materiel may be evacuated during a domestic or other valid emergency. 2. ,'' said FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller. Keshishian has been charged with murder and is expected to appear in court Nov. 24. He is being held at the Twin Towers Jail in lieu of $1 million bail. He is accused of running down freelance film editor Michael Craven, 44, of Canoga Park with a black Chevrolet Suburban This article is about a type of vehicle. For other uses, see Suburb. The Chevrolet Suburban is a large sport utility vehicle from Chevrolet. It is one of the longest-lived automobile nameplates in the United States, dating from 1935 and is likely to be produced on April 29, 2000, after the men became involved in a road rage confrontation along the Hollywood Freeway. Craven had been driving on the freeway after dinner with a friend when several men in their 20s pulled up in the black Suburban and threw eggs. One of the drivers had apparently cut in front of the other. Authorities say Craven pulled to the side of the freeway just south of Barham Boulevard to confront the suspect, and the Suburban driver stopped behind him. A passenger in the Suburban then threw a beer bottle at Craven's Jeep. Police said that after Craven got out of his Jeep, the Suburban was seen backing up, then driving forward, running Craven over. He died hours later. Minutes after the incident, Keshishian was ticketed for speeding, but police did not connect him with the earlier road-rage case. A month later, officials issued a $25,000 reward for his capture and released a composite sketch. Three months after the killing, Keshishian was listed as one of the FBI's most wanted. The Suburban was a key clue that eventually led to the international manhunt man·hunt n. An organized, extensive search for a person, usually a fugitive criminal. manhunt Noun an organized search, usually by police, for a wanted man or fugitive Noun 1. , Pinner said. An unidentified person had fraudulently bought the SUV and loaned it to Keshishian the night of the murder. ``We researched every Suburban purchased in the time frame around the murder,'' Pinner said. ``We looked for him all over the U.S. with the help of the FBI and tons of agencies. Boston, New York Boston is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 7,897 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Boston, Massachusetts. The Town of Boston is an interior town of the county and one of the county's "Southtowns. . I spoke to people in Texas. We did a lot of work.'' Detectives continue to search for the passengers in the SUV that night. ``It was the passenger throwing the stuff at the victim,'' Pinner said. ``It's a felony felony (fĕl`ənē), any grave crime, in contrast to a misdemeanor, that is so declared in statute or was so considered in common law. . The passenger is also going to jail. I'd love to figure out who he is.'' Jason Kandel, (818) 713-3664 jason.kandel(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) KESHISHIAN (2) CRAVEN |
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