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Toronto man wanted in 2015 murder case arrested at Pearson airport

Dalvin Lewis, 49, was arrested at Pearson International Airport on Thursday night. Bruce Bennett / Getty Images

A man wanted for nearly two years in a fatal Scarborough stabbing has been arrested.

Dalvin Lewis, 49, was taken into custody at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Thursday night after arriving on a flight from Jamaica, Toronto police said Friday.

Police had previously said that Lewis was believed to be hiding out in that country and has strong ties to Montego Bay.

Dalvin Lewis, 49, was arrested at Toronto Pearson International Airport on May 11.
Dalvin Lewis, 49, was arrested at Toronto Pearson International Airport on May 11. Toronto Police Service

Lewis was wanted for first-degree murder in a stabbing that occurred on Sept. 12, 2015.

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Investigators say Bevis Larmond, 56, was stabbed on his way to the store on his bicycle that afternoon.

He was pronounced dead in hospital after being found on the ground near an apartment building near Lawrence Avenue East and Galloway Road.

Lewis was scheduled to make a court appearance Friday morning.

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