Police kill fugitive “Mantequilla” and present list of 10 most wanted in the country

Santo Domingo — The National Police presented the list of the ten most wanted fugitives in the Dominican Republic during a press conference to inform that Henry Felix, nicknamed “Mantequilla,” was killed early Friday morning in a rural community in Bani, Peravia province.

These fugitives are wanted for the commission of various crimes, especially homicides of civilians, police, and military agents.

The database of the Department of Search and Capture of Fugitives, Rebels, and Convicts of the National Police currently registers approximately 300 persons under these conditions.

The National Police is pursuing these fugitives in coordination with Interpol and other world police forces since some of those wanted have managed to leave the country irregularly.

At the press conference, the police indicated that the most wanted are Angel Manuel Feliz Vargas, Hairo Miguel Rodriguez Beltre (Tatatia), Daniel Francisco Jimenez Sanchez (Chinito), Ranller Encarnacion Vicente, the slain Henry Felix (Mantequilla), Jesus Maria Diaz Frias, Luis Manuel Almegn (Picu), Osvaldo Francisco Santana (Luni), Ery Jose Morel Ogando, and Jorge Armando Pena.

The 10 most wanted

Feliz Vargas is linked to the murder of police second lieutenant Ramon Antonio Cabrera Ferrer and is wanted under arrest warrant number 2024-AJ0036381. The crime occurred on 12 September 2024 in the Maria Auxiliadora sector of the National District.

Meanwhile, Rodriguez Beltre (Tatatia) is wanted under arrest warrant number 973-2024-EMES-08296 for the death of Jose Ernesto Abad Mercedes. The homicide took place on July 3, 2024, in Sabana Perdida, Santo Domingo Norte municipality.

Similarly, Jimenez Sanchez (Chinito) escaped from the Palace of Justice on Charles de Gaulle Avenue in Santo Domingo East. Arrest warrant 4020-2023-EP has been issued against him since 28 February 2024, the date of his escape.

Likewise, Encarnacion Vicente is being sought after he escaped from the public jail of San Juan de la Maguana on 18 May 2024. His arrest warrant is 0319-2021SPEN-00023.

Felix (Mantequilla), shot by the Police early yesterday morning, had an arrest warrant 021910-2024 for the death of police sergeant Major Eddy Calcaño Castillo. This crime occurred on December 14, 2024, in Brisa del Canal, Bani, Peravia province.

The sixth on the list, Diaz Frias, is wanted for his escape during his transfer to La Vega prison. The arrest warrant against him is 423184, and the escape occurred on 13 June 2024 in Santiago province.

Luis Manuel Almegn (Picú) is wanted under arrest warrant 530-EMES-2023-02044 for the death of Franklin Evelio Calderón, which occurred on 15 May 2023 in the Los Tres Brazos sector in Santo Domingo East.

The eighth fugitive is Osvaldo Francisco Santana (Luni), who has arrest warrant 613-2023-SAUT00011 for being linked to the murder of Dominican Army (ARD) Master Sergeant Marcial Frias Diaz. The crime occurred on 20 October 2024 in the Hainamosa sector, Santo Domingo East municipality.

Also wanted is Ery Jose Morel Ogando, with arrest warrant 613-2023-SAUT00011 for the death of Rafael Teofilo Peralta Perez. This homicide took place on 12 January 2023 in the province of Dajabón.

Finally, Jorge Armando Peña Peña is linked to the murder of Jovanny Martes Jimenez (Ovejo), which took place on 9 June 2024 in Licey de Villa Mella, Santo Domingo Norte. The arrest warrant against him is number 973-2024-EMES-07916.

Death of “Mantequilla

The National Police, through a press conference, reported that the recognized criminal fugitive from justice Henry Felix, nicknamed “Mantequilla,” 22 years old, was wanted for the death of Sergeant Eddy Calcaño, which occurred in Bani, municipality of Peravia.

Diego Pesqueira, a Police spokesman, informed that “Mantequilla,” upon noticing the presence of National Police agents, immediately shot at them, who were forced to defend themselves from the shots of the alleged criminal, who suffered gunshot wounds which later caused his death.

He pointed out that “Mantequilla” was actively sought in attention to arrest warrant number 0-2910-2024 since the alleged criminal, together with Ervin Pérez, alias “El botí” killed Sergeant Major Eddy Calcaño Castillo in an incident that occurred last December 14 when this officer was assigned to the DICRIM, who tried to thwart a robbery which was committed against a lottery bank in Baní, Peravia province.

The confrontation occurred in the early hours of yesterday morning, and, according to Pesqueira, law enforcement agents were on the scene conducting the investigation.

The police said that they are continuing their efforts to capture the fugitives and bring them to justice and called on the public to collaborate with any information that could lead to their capture, guaranteeing the anonymity of the informants.