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Brother of suspect in nun's death arrested

Sister Jacqueline Walsh, 59, was killed in Water

Photo credit: Handout ; Danielle Finkelstein | Sister Jacqueline Walsh, 59, was killed in Water Mill by a hit-and-run driver, police say. Mourners gathered for a service that drew hundreds of people to St. Edward Confessor Church in Syosset. (July 10, 2012)

The brother of the fugitive suspected in the hit-and-run death of a nun in Water Mill has been arrested and charged with lying to federal investigators, officials said Tuesday.

Miguel Ixpec-Chitay was arrested on a felony false-statements charge for telling an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer he had not been in contact with the suspect, authorities said.

A criminal complaint...

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