Cops pick up wrong person for murder of missing man – Search continues for fugitive

Jan 10, 2021 News

Wanted for murdering Answar Stoll, Leon Waddle

Kaieteur News – In their efforts to capture a fugitive wanted for the murder of missing man, Answar Stoll, Guyana Police Force ranks yesterday picked up the wrong person.
Kaieteur News was told by well-placed sources that police arrested a man around 12:15Hrs at Haruni, Soesdyke. The individual was spotted in a vehicle and resembled the wanted man Leon Waddle, who detectives believe murdered Stoll at his Kuru Kuru home between November 15 and 16 of last year.
He was detained immediately along with the driver of the vehicle and another passenger who they suspected were harbouring him. Moments later ranks transported the man to Georgetown but when he arrived, detectives working on the case told them that he was the wrong person.

Missing man believed to have been murdered: Answar Stoll

The man was subsequently released and police assured that it will continue its manhunt to capture the correct suspect, Waddle. Stoll was not seen or heard from since November 15, 2020. Worried family members turned up at his home in December with ranks and found blood stains on the wall. His house was ransacked as well. His documents and other personal belongings were missing but his keys were found.
An investigation was launched and police revealed that detectives had gathered enough information for them to suspect that he was murdered. Waddle was implicated in the crime by another individual who detectives had questioned in the early stages of the investigation.
Sources also told this newspaper that one theory, is that Stoll was killed during an altercation during a drinking session held at his premises. Family members later revealed that Waddle has been living with Stoll for some time now. They said that the suspect was always abusive to Stoll and would threaten to kill him. A sibling had revealed that Stoll had decided to put out the suspect which sparked tensions between the two.
They suspect that this might have been the reason why he was killed. Anyone with information that can lead to the arrest of Leon Waddle, prime suspect in the murder of Answar Stoll are asked to contact the police on telephone numbers: 216-0250, 216-0251 216-0252, 216-0253, 216-0254, 265-7383, 261-2760, 225-3650, 226-1928, 911 or the nearest police station.