A Queens murder suspect who went into hiding in his native Guyana will return to New York City to face justice for the 2011 slaying — after an extradition case that set a precedent for the small South American nation.
Troy Thomas was shipped to the United States on Wednesday, after fighting his extradition for more than a year, on charges he shot 20-year-old Keith Frank at a house party in Richmond Hill on Dec. 11, 2011. Law enforcement said he’s believed to be the first U.S. fugitive extradited from Guyana in recent years, and the U.S. Embassy to Guyana called his extradition a “new precedent.”Guyana, which has a population of about 780,000 people, gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1966.
Frank was attending a party on 132nd St. and 109th Ave. at about 4:30 a.m. when he got into an argument with Thomas, police said. Thomas went to his car to get a gun, then shot Frank in the stomach and drove off, police said. Police in Guyana busted Thomas in March 2018. He was caught staying with a make-up artist and social media celebrity, Lolita “Lola” Callendar, according to Guyanese media reports. He exhausted all his rights to appeal his extradition under the Guyanese constitution, U.S. Embassy officials announced Wednesday. “Establishing a roadmap for future extraditions, bringing a fugitive to justice, making Guyana a safer place for Guyanese citizens — this is the best example of rule of law existing in Guyana,” Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch said in a statement.* “Establishing a roadmap for future extraditions, bringing a fugitive to justice, making Guyana a safer place for Guyanese citizens — this is the best example of rule of law existing in Guyana,” Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch said in a statement.*
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