Joseph Félix Badio, accused by the judicial police as one of the masterminds behind the killing of President Jovenel Moïse, was apprehended on Thursday, October 19, 2023, in Pétion-ville. The information was confirmed to Le Nouvelliste by a source close to the high command of the Haitian National Police, before being made public by the police institution later in the evening on Twitter. "The Haitian National Police (HNP) arrested a certain Joseph Félix Badio on Thursday, October 19, 2023, in Pétion-ville