BOSTON (WHDH) - A Brockton man wanted in connection with a murder in Virginia was arrested following a traffic stop in Boston early Tuesday morning, officials said.
Officers on patrol in the area of Massachusetts Avenue and Southampton Street stopped a motorist who was driving without a functioning headlight around 1:45 a.m, according to the Boston Police Department.
After requesting identification from two people who were in the vehicle, police said officers learned that the passenger — 31-year-old Hakeem Thomas — had a warrant out of Chesterfield County, Virginia, for second-degree murder.
Thomas was also reportedly wanted out of Lynn District Court for threats to commit a crime and Fall River District Court for assault and battery by means of a deadly weapon.
The driver was issued a citation and released from the scene. Thomas was removed from the vehicle and taken into custody.
Thomas is expected to be arraigned in Roxbury District Court on a charge of fugitive from justice.
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