8 The Courier sun • SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 for breaking news visit www.couriersun.com Suspect in Queens Village woman’s murder nabbed in Virginia Photos courtesy of NYPD Luis Zambrano (right) of Flushing, who is wanted in connection with the murder of Angie Escobar (left), was picked up in Virginia on Sept. 18. BY ROBERT POZARYCKI rpozarycki@queenscourier.com @robbpoz A Flushing man suspected in the murder of his ex-girlfriend, whose body was found in the trunk of her car last week, was picked up by police in Virginia on Sept. 18, police announced. Luis Zambrano, 30, was taken into custody in the town of Daleville, Virginia, located about 10 miles north of Roanoke. Zambrano was wanted in connection with the death of Angie Escobar, 28, of Queens Village. She was last seen alive at 11 p.m. on Sept. 4 at her 221st Street home. Escobar’s decomposing body, which sustained multiple stab wounds, was discovered nearly a week later on the night of Sept. 10 stuffed in the trunk of her Nissan Maxima parked at the corner of 22nd Avenue and Murray Street in Flushing. According to police, Zambrano was last seen driving the Nissan Maxima in close proximity to his Flushing residence. Charges against Zambrano are pending his extradition back to Queens. Your Homeownership Partner The State of New York Mortgage Agency offers: • Competitive , fixed-rate mortgages for first-time homebuyers • Downpayment assistance available up to $15, 000 • Special program for veterans, active-duty military , National Guard and reservists • Funds available for renovation 1-800-382-HOME(4663) www.sonyma.org Queens man ‘ready to die’ for ISIS arrested on terrorism charges: FBI BY ROBERT POZARYCKI rpozarycki@queenscourier.com/@robbpoz A 22-year-old man who claimed to be “ready to die” for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or ISIL) was arrested at his Queens home by federal agents on the morning of Sept. 17 for allegedly making efforts to support the Mideast terrorist group. Ali Saleh, whose exact address was not disclosed, allegedly made multiple unsuccessful attempts to travel to the area under ISIS control. His first failed attempt reportedly came when he booked a reservation for a flight from John F. Kennedy Airport to Istanbul, which he did not make. “I’m ready to die for the Caliphate, prison is nothing,” he allegedly tweeted days before the scheduled flight. In July of this year, prosecutors said, Saleh made additional attempts to travel to the Middle East and support ISIS, initially booking a flight from JFK to Cairo, Egypt. He allegedly used his Twitter account to reach out to an ISIS supporter known to instruct followers on how to travel to Libya, where ISIS is also present. But Saleh did not board the flight to Cairo after speaking with airline personnel, federal agents said. In the days that followed, he made additional attempts to board flights bound for the Middle East out of Newark Liberty and Philadelphia International airports, only to be refused boarding. Undeterred, authorities noted, Saleh then traveled to Cleveland, Ohio, and attempted to board a train bound for Toronto, Canada, with the alleged intention of picking up a flight there to the Middle East. When Canadian authorities denied him permission to board the train to enter Canada, according to the criminal complaint, Saleh took a train back to New York City. Saleh is the latest Queens resident to be busted for allegedly attempting to support terrorist organizations. In April, two Jamaica women were indicted on accusations of plotting an attack within the U.S. using, as one example, explosive devices similar to those used in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Then in June, a 20-year-old Flushing man named Munther Omar Saleh (no reported relation) was arrested on charges of attempting to support ISIS.
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