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Topic 5: Arrest Made in Francisco Garcia Murder

Nine months after the murder of Francisco Garcia, President of the Bluefields Chamber of Commerce and husband of indigenous rights lawyer, Maria Luisa Acosta, the National Police captured one of three men suspected of the crime. Marlon Montano, police spokesperson, said that Wilberto Ochoa Maradiaga, known as "El Punche,” confessed to having participated in the murder along with two other men. Ochoa said that suspect Ivan Argüello, who has been sought from the beginning as the triggerman, had gone up the stairs to Garcia's and Acosta's apartment while he remained below. He heard a "detonation" and Argüello came down and told him to get his things because they were leaving. They took a taxi to a hotel where Argüello made a phone call, and then they began a five day walk to Nueva Guinea where they took separate seats on a bus to Managua. Ochoa said that Argüello had contracted him to come to Bluefields to sell paintings door to door. The police investigation has determined that Arguello was chauffer for Peter Tsokos, a US citizen whose efforts to sell indigenous lands are forbidden under Nicaragua law. Maria Luisa Acosta was the lawyer defending indigenous rights against Tsokos. Police have also determined that the murder weapon was a pistol owned by Peter Martinez, Tsokos’ lawyer.