Cops nab Army man linked to killing of village chief in Leyte

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ORMOC CITY — A member of the Philippine Army, who was linked to the killing of a village chief in Javier town, Leyte last week, was arrested by policemen for illegal possession of firearms in Tacloban City on Monday (August 29).

Sergeant Alexandro Calda, 33, did not resist arrest.

Lt. Nicky Bermudo, chief of the Javier Police Station, said their operatives have been monitoring Calda who was a suspect in the slaying of Joel Riños, the chairman of Barangay Inayupan, in Javier town on August 22.

The police said the suspect was identified through the aid of the closed-circuit television (CCTV), the Barangay Intelligence Network, and a witness who happened to be in the vicinity where the victim was shot dead.

Bermudo said the suspect introduced himself as a member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines when the operatives came.

The suspect voluntarily opened the u-box of his vehicle where a .45 caliber pistol was sighted in plain view.

When asked by policemen to show the permits of his firearm, the suspect failed to show one.

The suspect and the confiscated items were brought to Police Station 2 of the Tacloban City Police Office for proper disposition.

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