Valenzuela police serve arrest warrant on man fresh out of jail

A man recently released from jail following his arrest for possession of a bladed weapon in Valenzuela City faces being sent back to prison after the police found out he was wanted for murder in Negros province.

Valenzuela police chief Senior Supt. Rhoderick Armamento identified the suspect as Arlan Joseph Amoyan, 18, a native of Sitio (settlement) Gintalasan, Barangay (village) Cansumalig in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental. Amoyan currently lives on A. Mariano Street, Bagbaguin, Valenzuela City.

According to Armamento, Amoyan was arrested in August after the police found him carrying a knife in public.

He was detained at the city jail for the offense, but in between his arrest and his scheduled release last week, the Valenzuela police conducted a background check on him.

“We started to have doubts about him when he said he was hiding here in the city,” Armamento said. “So we wrote to the Bayawan City Police to check if he has a previous crime record.”

Eventually, they learned that Amoyan was wanted in his hometown for the murder of his brother-in-law.

The Bayawan police sent a copy of Amoyan’s arrest warrant through courier to the Valenzuela police. They served the warrant on Friday afternoon after Amoyan was released from prison.

“We waited for him to finish serving his sentence for illegal possession of deadly weapon and when he was released on Friday, we arrested him again, this time, for the murder case,” Armamento said.

The Valenzuela police will send Amoyan back to Negros Oriental on Monday so that he can face the murder charges filed against him in court.