PHILIPSBURG - Quincley Emanuel Poppen, who has been on the run since 2013, was apprehended in Sint Maarten. For twelve years, the now 29-year-old from Curaçao managed to evade justice, but he was recently spotted in Dominica, where he had been living under a false identity.
Quincley was deported by the authorities there to Sint Maarten, where he was arrested this morning. He will soon be transferred to Curaçao to serve his prison sentence.
Hua Jiant Incident
On May 9, 2013, the day after the murder of Helmin Wiels, Quincley and his accomplice robbed the Chinese minimarket Hua Jiant on Caracasbaaiweg. The then 42-year-old owner, Yinghua Wu, was shot dead in front of his wife. The loot consisted of some loose change and a few phone cards.
Forensic investigators conduct a murder investigation on Yinghua Wu on May 9, 2013
Quincley was identified by witnesses from CCTV footage widely circulated in the news and on social media. Before he could be arrested, Quincley fled hastily to Sint Maarten. He had one more phone contact with his family from Saint Kitts and Nevis, but then disappeared without a trace.
Wanted List
The Dutch TV program "Opsporing Verzocht" featured the robbery, and Quincley was placed on the National Wanted List. However, alerts in Curaçao, the Netherlands, and St. Kitts & Nevis did not lead to his capture.
In 2018, the Court of First Instance of Curaçao sentenced Quincley in absentia to eighteen years in prison for qualified manslaughter, theft with violence resulting in death, and firearm possession. His accomplice received fifteen years. Now, Quincley will also face justice.