New Haven Register (New Haven, CT)
Feds say man accused in Yale slaying remains in Alabama
NEW HAVEN — Qinxuan Pan, charged in the death of Yale graduate student Kevin Jiang, remained in custody in Alabama as of Monday, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
James Stossel, deputy chief of the office of public affairs with the marshals, declined to discuss the next step in the adjudication of Pan’s case, saying in an email that it was against policy to talk about the “future status of those in custody.”
He confirmed Pan still was in custody in Alabama.
Stossel directed the request for information to the New Haven Police Department and the New Haven State Attorney’s Office.
State Attorney Patrick Griffin said Monday that the details on extraditing Pan were still being worked out.
On Friday, asked whether Pan would be extradited to Connecticut, Stossel said the question “will not be answered right now, because there are too many variables involved from many different sides.”
Pan was arrested in the 400 block of Fairview Avenue in Montgomery, Ala. on Friday, according to the
U.S. Marshals Office.
He previously last had been seen in the early morning hours of Feb. 11 driving with family members in Georgia.
“I am extremely proud of the cooperation and efforts of the U.S. Marshals, the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, and our state and local partners in apprehending Pan,” said U.S. Marshal for the Middle District of Alabama Jesse Seroyer Jr., in a statement. “Once we received information that Pan was in Montgomery,
a plan was developed and executed. This is another example of hard work by federal and state partners to arrest violent fugitives.”
City police obtained a warrant charging Pan with Jiang’s slaying in late February. The department had named him as a person of interest in the case Feb. 10.
Jiang was shot to death on Lawrence Street in the city’s East Rock neighborhood Feb. 6.
Those who knew Jiang have described him as a person of faith and energy, including his parents, speaking during his funeral at Trinity Baptist Church in New Haven.
“Kevin’s life was short but colorful, and brought so much joy, happiness and positivity to those around him,” said Linda Liu, his mother. “As a mother, I will always miss Kevin, and treasure the blessings he brought me. Although Kevin is gone from us now, Kevin is the most wonderful gift God has ever given me on Earth. I look forward to being reunited with Kevin in heaven in the future.”
More information about the case is available here.