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Alvarez captured
Five-year flight from law for fatal Centertown crash comes to end
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The run for a fugitive who fled the scene of a fatal crash at Centertown more than five years ago has come to an end after his capture in Atlanta.The fugitive, Harlin Alvarez, 26, is due to be extradited back to Warren County in the coming days. He will face charges for the deaths of Billy Lynn Bell, 42, and Samantha Roach, 42, who were killed when the motorcycle on which they were riding was struck by Alvarez’s oncoming pickup. He left the scene of the accident on foot and has not been seen since the wreck in 2008.According to Sheriff Jackie Matheny, U.S. Customs officers caught Alvarez trying to get on a plane bound for his native Guatemala.