***MEDIA ADVISORY***

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 22, 2018

FUGUTIVE ANGELICA CASTILLO CHARGED WITH MURDER OF HUSBAND CAPTURED IN GEORGIA

Media Contact: Vicki Elaine Becker (574) 296-1888

On August 21, 2018, Angelica Castillo was arrested by the Adel Police Department, Georgia, as a result of the Arrest Warrant issued by the Elkhart Circuit Court for the crime of Murder. Prosecuting Attorney Vicki Elaine Becker had filed the Murder charge against Castillo for killing her husband, Elder Castillo Sr., in May, 2018, on Hiawatha Drive, in Elkhart, Indiana. Officers from the Adel Police Department located Castillo’s vehicle during routine patrol at a Wal-Mart parking lot in that area.

This is an on-going investigation, and additional information regarding the circumstances surrounding Mr. Castillo’s death and the subsequent absence of Angelica Castillo from the Elkhart County area is desired. If you have any information regarding these events, please contact the Elkhart County Homicide Unit at 574-295-2821 or 574-296-1888.

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“Under Indiana law, all persons arrested for a criminal offense are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.”