Suspect in radioman’s slay nabbed

The prime suspect in the murder of radio broadcaster Juan Jumalon, alias DJ Johnny Walker,” was arrested in Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte before dawn yesterday, according to the Philippine National Police.

- MARK ERNEST VILLEZA and ALEXIS ROMERO

PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said the suspect, identified as Julito Mangumpit, was collared at around 3:10 a.m. in a joint operation conducted by the Misamis Occidental and Zamboanga del Norte police.

Fajardo said probers have yet to determine the motive for the killing as well as the amount of money paid to the killers.

Earlier, the provincial government of Misamis Occidental, Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) offered P3.7 million for information leading to the arrest of Jumalon's killers.