WEST NEW YORK — Arthur P. Silva, the fugitive arrested last week for allegedly gunning down a West New York man, is still being held in the Webb County jail in Laredo, Tex. while arrangements are made to return him to Hudson County to face the charges.
Silva, 20, of Cliffside Park, was on the run for nearly two months when he was arrested Nov. 23 by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as he tried to re-enter the United States at the Mexico/Texas border. He was detained in Webb County jail after a background check revealed that he had been charged for murdering Spencer Hernandez, 23, outside the victim’s Park Avenue home in West New York on Oct. 7.
According to DeFazio, Silva allegedly shot Hernandez at 3 a.m. that morning with a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun after a brief verbal confrontation. Silva also allegedly fired on two others, who escaped unharmed.
Silva’s father, Marco A. Silva, 52, of Newark, was arrested two weeks ago for allegedly helping his son to avoid capture by wiring him money, officials said.