Suspected ISIS Member Wanted For Murder in Iraq Arrested in California

Omar Ameen was arrested on Aug. 15, 2018, in California for a murder charge from Iraq. He will face proceedings to extradite him to face trial in Iraq. Department of Justice

A suspected ISIS member was arrested in Sacramento, California, on Aug. 15 after he was wanted for the 2014 murder of a police officer, officials said in a statement.

Omar Ameen, 45, an Iraqi national, is accused of entering a town with a “caravan of ISIS vehicles” and killing a Rawah police officer after Iraq fell to the terrorist group in June 2014.