Murder suspect caught after 28 years on run

It’s been close to 30 years since Jaffered Tucker was shot and killed at a train station in Atlanta in 1994. The man authorities say killed him is now in custody.

Muhammed Bilal El-amin, 47, was arrested in Oconee County on Tuesday during a traffic stop. During his arrest, the Oconee County Sheriff ’s Office learned El-amin had outstanding warrants for a homicide and was wanted by the Atlanta Police Department and the FBI for murder and flight to avoid prosecution for murder.

El-amin was denied bond once the warrants came to light and is currently awaiting extradition back to Atlanta. The FBI had a reward out for his arrest and conviction since warrants for his arrest were issued in U.S. District Court on May 25, 2001.

According to the Oconee County Sheriff ’s Office, deputies were conducting random registration checks of vehicles when Deputy Devan Blair was informed that there was a vehicle with a suspended registration and no valid insurance. After the vehicle was stopped, Blair talked to the driver and informed him that the registration for the vehicle was suspended and he had no valid insurance.

The driver provided a South Carolina license with the name Rais Sekhem. According to the sheriff ’s office, Blair discovered that the license was suspended. The driver was asked to exit

the vehicle and was arrested for suspended license, no insurance and suspended registration.

At the county jail, the man was fingerprinted, which resulted in his being identified as Muhammed Bilal El-amin.