Yaser Abdel Said, a Lewisville cab driver wanted in connection with brutal slayings of his two teenage daughters, is in custody in North Texas after 12 years on the run.
According to the FBI, Said, who was considered armed and dangerous and known to carry a weapon while driving his cab, was apprehended Wednesday in Justin without incident by SWAT agents from the FBI's Dallas Field Office.
Thursday Ahmed said the arrest is a relief to everyone involved,"and it is a lesson to anybody. If you commit a crime, you will pay for it."Yaser Said had been on the run since 2008 after police said he took his daughters, 18-year-old Amina and 17-year-old Sarah, to get something to eat on New Year's Day. He put the girls in his taxicab and left their home in Lewisville for Irving where he allegedly shot them both as they sat in his cab.
"This man a brutally murdered and shot to death his two daughters in his taxi cab. What led him to do that at this point is irrelevant," said Spivey."The fact that he murdered his two daughters, the fact that he’s been in the run for 12 years and the fact that tonight his flight from justice ended and justice for Amina and Sarah begins, that’s what is most important to us.""I must commend our police department.
“Even after 12 years of frustration and dead-ends, the pursuit for their killer never ceased. Today’s arrest of their father, Yaser Said brings us closer to ensuring justice is served on their behalf," Spivey said in a prepared statement.The day after the shooting a capital murder warrant was issued for his arrest and Said had been on the run ever since. DeSarno said they know Said was in multiple places, though he didn't elaborate on whether those locations were outside of Texas.
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