A man wanted in the 2023 murder of a 15-year-old in Miramar has been arrested in Colorado, authorities said.
De Sean Phang, 28, had been wanted in the March 2023 killing of Joel Vilsaint, Miramar Police said.
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WATCH HEREVilsaint had been found shot in the head in the 1800 block of S. Hiatus Road and died from his injuries at a local hospital.
On Jan. 17, an arrest warrant for second-degree murder with a firearm was issued for Phang, and authorities developed information that he'd fled Florida and was possibly hiding in Colorado, U.S. Marshals Service officials said.
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De Sean PHANG, wanted by @MiramarPD for 2nd deg murder w/ a firearm, was arrested by COVOTF DUSMs & TFOs from @cityoffountain PD, @CBI_Colorado, & @Colorado_DOC along with help from @EPCSheriff & @CSPDPIO. PHANG tried to flee, but was caught near Hwy 85 & Fontaine Blvd. pic.twitter.com/L4bNLK0Gxw
— U.S. Marshals Service Denver (@USMSDenver) February 5, 2025
On Tuesday, authorities learned Phang was in a rental car in Colorado Springs and when police approached his vehicle, he fled at a high rate of speed, authorities said.
The vehicle eventually stopped in a parking lot and Phang and the other people in the car tried to flee on foot but were taken into custody.
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Phang was booked into a Colorado jail and is awaiting extradition to Broward.
A second suspect in Vilsaint's killing, 26-year-old Juliean Michael Sellmon, was arrested on a murder charge in April of 2023 and remains behind bars without bond.
