A 33-year-old suspect in a decade-old fatal stabbing case in Berkeley has been arrested, according to reporting by Berkeleyside.
Kevin Alvardo was arrested on July 26 by the Border Patrol and was then handed over to Alameda County where he is currently being held without bail.
Alvarado became the primary suspect in the fatal stabbing of Michael Mayfield, 40, on Feb. 11, 2010 in Berkeley.
Alvarado was a suspected West Side Berkeley Norteño gang member at the time according to court papers obtained by the outlet. Mayfield, after being stabbed in the side, died.
The altercation began when Mayfield banged on the door of a home on Curtis Street, when Alvarado opened the door and made "a swinging motion" outside, according to the outlet.
While Mayfield inspected his wound, another man chased after him with a pipe, hitting him in the legs, the outlet reported.
Alvarado and the second man were charged less than a week later with felony assault with a deadly weapon and being an accessory after the fact, according to the outlet.
Alvarado had a prior conviction for carrying a concealed firearm on his person, according to the Alameda County DA's Office.
He then fled for Mexico. Border Patrol made the arrest based on the 2010 warrant, according to the outlet.
Alvarado, now a vet tech, is scheduled for a pretrial hearing at Wiley Manuel Courthouse in Oakland on Sept. 7.
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