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Boston murder suspect arrested in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — A man wanted by the Boston, Mass., police on a murder charges was arrested in Youngstown Thursday afternoon, according to U.S. Marshals.

U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Dwight Watson, 56, in the 100 block of Maywood Drive. He initially gave investigators a false name, but they quickly figured out who he was and took him into custody, a news release states.

Watson is accused of stabbing a victim in the neck with a knife after an altercation in Boston. He will be sent back to Massachusetts to face charges.

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