CBP Arrests New York Man Wanted in Homicide

(Friday, October 15, 2010)

Houston - Just five days after law enforcement officers in Houston entered a warrant into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested the subject of the warrant.

CBP officers recognized the name David J. Newbeck from a homicide warrant issued by Suffolk County, New York Police Department. 9.

Newbeck, 33, was arrested October 14 when he attempted to board a flight heading out of the country. He was arrested without incident and turned over to Houston Police Department, pending extradition to New York.

“Although our primary mission is to protect our country from terrorists and terrorists’ weapons, we do take every opportunity to affect the arrest of criminals and individuals wanted by other law enforcement agencies,â€