Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Pikeville Police Nab Suspected Killer
A nationwide manhunt for suspected killer 49 year old David Metzoian of River Rouge, Michigan ended Tuesday when Pikeville Police arrested him on unrelated shoplifting charges. Metzoian is suspected of fatally stabbing 51 year old Wendy Jo Buccini, his girlfriend, whose body was found Monday night inside a back office at the Jefferson Station bar located in a Detroit suburb. Michigan authorities say Metzoian stabbed the victim, set the place on fire and fled.
When police called his cell phone, they were taunted when his response was, "Catch me if you can." They say Metzoian has a lengthy criminal record, including convictions for second-degree murder in 1983, drug possession in 1998, drugs and felony firearms in 2000 and credit card fraud in 2004. He was released from prison November 1, 2008.
Pikeville Police Officer Tony Conn, who arrested the suspect after a Wal-Mart employee noticed he and a female companion were attempting to steal Timex watches, says he didn't know until he was off-duty that Metzoian was the subject of a nationwide manhunt and was listed as armed and dangerous.
When police called his cell phone, they were taunted when his response was, "Catch me if you can." They say Metzoian has a lengthy criminal record, including convictions for second-degree murder in 1983, drug possession in 1998, drugs and felony firearms in 2000 and credit card fraud in 2004. He was released from prison November 1, 2008.
Pikeville Police Officer Tony Conn, who arrested the suspect after a Wal-Mart employee noticed he and a female companion were attempting to steal Timex watches, says he didn't know until he was off-duty that Metzoian was the subject of a nationwide manhunt and was listed as armed and dangerous.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 7:42 PM 
