Man Sought In Florida Slayings Detained In Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Police in Haiti have detained a man wanted for questioning in the slaying of his wife and their five children in Florida.

An Associated Press reporter saw Mesac Damas in custody at a police station near the Port-au-Prince airport Monday afternoon. Two officers confirmed it was him. They spoke on condition of anonymity because his capture had not been publicly announced.

Damas’ wife and their five children, ages 9 years to 11 months, were found slain Saturday inside their apartment in Naples, Florida.

Police in Florida say Damas boarded a flight to Haiti from Miami International Airport on Friday. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office in southwest Florida says the 33-year-old Damas is a person of interest in the slayings.