[NY Post] The migrant who fled Ireland after the brutal killing of an American woman in a popular tourist town has been arrested in his native Jordan, according to Irish media.
| Identified in Friday’s story and in photos in this report as Ahmad Alsaqer, 28. |
The man, whom Irish police describe as a "person of interest," was detained within the past 48 hours by Jordan’s Public Security Directorate after authorities learned he had returned to the country and was the focus of the Garda murder investigation, according to the Irish Mirror.
The newspaper reported Irish officials were informed of the arrest Monday.
Irish police confirmed to Fox News Digital they were aware "of the arrest of a male in Jordan by the Jordanian authorities" but did not identify the man or confirm he was the person of interest in the investigation.
Police also confirmed they "have not made any request to the Jordanian authorities for the arrest of any person at this time."
Ireland does not have an extradition treaty with Jordan, where the man is being detained, according to the Irish Independent.
| But America does have an extradition treaty with Jordan, even though, if I recall correctly, Sharia law forbids turning a member of the Master Faith over to unbelievers for judgement. And right now much of the world is trying hard not to annoy President Trump, lest he run amok in their direction. |
The man at the center of the case had reportedly been refused asylum in Ireland but remained in the country while appealing that decision before the murder took place.
| Reportedly he came to Ireland from England, and possibly from somewhere between Jordan and England before that, so according to international law he should have asked for asylum there. It would be interesting to know if the UK rejected his asylum request, and on what grounds, or if he preferred the asylum situation in Ireland. |
He still possessed his passport, allowing him to leave Ireland before Carney’s body was discovered, according to the Irish Mirror.
The reported arrest marks a major turn in the investigation after the man fled Ireland before Carney’s body was discovered, sparking an international search spanning Ireland, Turkey and now Jordan.
The idyllic tourist town is hugely popular among U.S. tourists.
Detectives believe Carney was killed around 11 p.m. Monday, hours before her 13-year-old daughter discovered her body at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
By then, the man had traveled roughly 200 miles by bus to Dublin Airport and boarded a flight to Istanbul, according to the Irish Independent.
The Irish Independent reported the man had expressed a desire to relocate to the United States and had told acquaintances Carney was helping him pursue U.S. residency. Investigators now believe the Jordanian national was with Carney on Monday evening, the night she was fatally assaulted.
| Beaten over the head and asphyxiated, then left under a quilt on her bed in a pool of blood, which is how her daughter found her. |
He arrived in Ireland in 2024 — amid an influx of illegal immigrants descending on the island country — and worked in the hospitality and construction sectors before becoming involved in a relationship with Carney, according to the Irish Independent.
Irish police also have yet to publicly identify the person of interest or release his name, photograph or any physical description, a decision that has drawn criticism from a former FBI agent and Irish politicians, as previously reported by Fox News Digital.
| Photos at the article link, and at the original post last Friday. Mr. Alsaqer has short, dark curly hair and a neatly trimmed scruff or short beard, olive skin and straight, very white teeth. In Ms Carney’s photos he is neatly but not ostentatiously dressed in casual clothes, grinning widely. |
Because Carney was an American citizen, an Irish police request to Interpol will now be monitored by the U.S. National Central Bureau (USNCB), the U.S. liaison to Interpol staffed by personnel from the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security, according to the Irish Independent.
The FBI told Fox News Digital it stands ready to assist Irish authorities if requested
According to police, Alsaqer has connections in Turkey, Syria, and Jordan, and is fluent in Arabic, French, and English.
Interesting — he sounds awfully connected. And prepared as an instrument of seduction — I wonder by whom and for what purpose?
American Wire News points out: |
“Because Jamey Carney was a US citizen, and the man being sought is from the Middle East and has permission to remain permanently in Ireland, Gardaí [police] are concerned the killing may be taken up by the US far right and political figures intent on stirring racial tensions in the Republic,” the Irish Times reported.
| Their priorities are seriously backward, it seems to me. |
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