MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — An arrest has been made in a nearly two-year-old murder at the Sunshine Skyway South Fishing Pier.

Alex Martinez, 34, was located and arrested Monday in Plant City by the US Marshals Task, according to a news release.

He had been sought in the killing of Diomicio Primitivo Ibarra-Hernandez, 26, in October 2022.

Authorities say the shooting happened during a drug deal at the pier.

Martinez was served with a warrant for felony murder with a firearm, among other charges.

He is being jailed in Hillsborough County and will eventually be extradited to Manatee County.