US EditionFugitive Accused of Killing Orthodox Jewish Boss in Tribeca Jewelry Store Brought Back to NYC After 8 Years on the Run
- Michel Patrick DeSalles, who allegedly strangled his employer in a Tribeca jewelry store on February 14, 2017, was apprehended and brought back to New York following over eight years as a fugitive.
- DeSalles allegedly killed Omid Gholian with zip ties in the World of Gold N Diamond store and fled to his native Mauritius shortly after the attack.
- Authorities found Gholian's body in the store’s bathroom, restrained by tightly secured zip ties around his neck, along with visible bruising and a head wound, after his family reported him missing.
- Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg commended the prosecutors for their unwavering dedication and expressed a wish that the victim’s family finds some solace in the defendant being brought to justice.
- DeSalles was arraigned on second-degree murder charges, is held without bail, and his return marks a crucial step toward resolving this long-unsolved homicide.
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Murderer Of Jewish Iranian-America Omid Gholian Hy”d, Captured After 8 Years On The Run
A fugitive wanted for one of New York’s most chilling unsolved murders – the killing of an Iranian-Jewish man – has been captured and returned to the city after more than eight years on the run. Michel Patrick Desalles, now 54, has been extradited from the island nation of Mauritius and charged with the brutal 2017 murder of his boss, Omid Gholian, inside a Tribeca jewelry store. Prosecutors say Desalles viciously beat Gholian hy”d, 43, inside t…
Fugitive Accused of Killing Orthodox Jewish Boss in Tribeca Jewelry Store Brought Back to NYC After 8 Years on the Run
BROOKLYN – A fugitive who fled the country after allegedly murdering his Orthodox Jewish boss in a Tribeca jewelry store more than eight years ago has been extradited back to New York City to face justice, Manhattan prosecutors announced Monday. Michel Patrick Desalles, now 54, is accused of brutally beating and choking Omid Gholian, 43, […]
Former employee arrested in murder of Jewish NY jewelry store owner
Case of eight-year-old Valentine’s Day murder in a Tribeca jewelry store took a dramatic turn with the arrest and extradition of one of Omid Gholian's former employees - Mauritius citizen Michael Patrick DeSalles; His body was discovered on the bathroom floor of the store, found with zip ties fastened tightly around his neck and a head wound
Fugitive suspected of choking boss to death with zip ties inside NYC jewelry store busted 8 years later: prosecutors
Michel Patrick Desalles, accused of choking his boss Omid Gholian to death with zip ties inside World of Gold N Diamond in Tribeca on Feb. 14, 2017, was extradited back from his native Mauritius and charged with the heinous cold case murder.
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