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Connecticut Suspect in 2018 Waterbury Murder Arrested in Florida

He is held in a Florida jail on a $1.5 million bond awaiting extradition on a conspiracy-to-commit-murder charge

Kevin Dias (Waterbury Police Department)

Overview

  • Florida authorities arrested Kevin Dias during a June 27 traffic stop in Mascotte after discovering a Waterbury warrant in the Henrry Ayala case
  • Dias is detained at Lake County Jail on a $1.5 million bond pending transfer to Connecticut
  • He faces one count of conspiracy to commit murder in connection with Ayala’s death outside 97 Knollwood Circle on November 5, 2018
  • Santos Vasquez-Rivera and Carlos Alvarado remain at large, wanted on charges including murder and conspiracy to commit murder
  • Investigators have asked the public to contact the Waterbury Police Detective Bureau or submit tips anonymously to the Crime Stoppers Tip Line with information on the fugitives