Guatemala arrests alleged gang member as suspect in slaying of journalist over extortion
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Guatemalan authorities have arrested an alleged gang member as the suspected mastermind in the killing of a journalist.
Prosecutors say a wiretap captured suspect Antonio Televario Navichoc saying he ordered the slaying of Guido Villatoro.
Villatoro was a reporter and cameraman for local channel Servicable in the Suchitepequez department of southwestern Guatemala. He was gunned down March 13 as he was entering the office where he worked.
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Authorities say Villatoro was killed for refusing to make an extortion payment.
President Otto Perez Molina announced Navichoc's arrest Friday.