A former mixed martial arts fighter known as “The Panther” was finally busted for a 2011 torture murder after spending years on the lam, according to a report.
Ariel Gandulla, 51, was nabbed in Canada for his alleged role in the slaying of Camilo Salazar and was hauled back to Miami on Tuesday, the Miami Herald reported.
The June 2011 crime was allegedly ordered at the behest of supermarket honcho Manuel Marin, who believed Salazar, 43, was having an affair with his wife, the outlet reported.
Marin allegedly instructed boxing promoter Robert Isaac to recruit Gandula and another MMA fighter, Alexis Vila Perdomo, to commit the crime.
Salazar was beaten, his genitals torched and his throat slit, the Herald reported.
His body was discovered on a dirt road near the Everglades.
Perdomo and Isaac were arrested in 2018.
Gandulla, who was born in Cuba, is expected to appear Wednesday in Miami-Dade County court on kidnapping and murder charges.
He is expected to plead guilty and to testify against Perdomo and Isaac, according to the Herald.
