APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A man wanted on a nearly decade old homicide charge in Outagamie County has been arrested in New York, near the U.S.-Canadian border.
Manish Patel disappeared in late 2007 after posting his bond.
Prosecutors say Patel put an abortion pill in his girlfriend’s drink, causing her to miscarry.
Charges were filed in Outagamie County in Nov. of 2007. Patel is facing several counts, including 1st degree intentional homicide of an unborn child and 2nd degree recklessly endangering safety.
Authorities began looking for Patel after he did not show for a mandatory meeting at the Outagamie County Day Report Center.
Agents with the U.S. Border Patrol stopped the car Patel was driving in on January 20th in Malone, New York.
Authorities say the vehicle was stopped in connection to a separate investigation.
Investigators say Patel had a fraudulent passport that had expired in December of 2016. Border agents say Patel pulled them aside, and told them his real identity.
Patel is being held in New York for possible federal immigration charges.
