NEW YORK, NY – A fugitive wanted for murder earlier in the week in Massachusetts was apprehended by police while boarding a Greyhound bus inside the Manhattan Port Authority bus terminal.
Police arrested Victor Carter, who was wanted for killing Amber Buckner, a 40-year-old mother of four from Stoughton, Massachusetts.
Buckner was pronounced deceased on-scene at 743 Park Street, Stoughton, where she was discovered in an outbuilding behind the main house on December 13, 2022.
Carter was taken into custody early Saturday afternoon at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department working with members of VFAS.
“Stoughton Police and the Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the Norfolk District Attorney’s Detective Unit have been working non-stop to collect evidence and intelligence in this case,” District Attorney Morrissey said. “When probable cause was met to obtain the warrant, we began working with the Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section (VFAS) of the Massachusetts State Police and law enforcement partners in the region. We extend our particular gratitude to the Port Authority Police for their help and assistance in their jurisdiction.”
Victor Carter, who has recent addresses in Stoughton and Brockton, will have his first court appearance in New York to start the rendition process. The date of his Stoughton District Court arraignment will be announced when it has been determined through that process.
Carter had a relationship history with Buckner.
District Attorney Morrissey and Chief McNamara ask every journalist writing or broadcasting about this story to include the contact information for SafeLink, the Massachusetts state-wide domestic violence services hotline: 877-785-2020.