A man wanted on charges of attempted murder after a gang shooting in the United States has been living in Hawke's Bay for at least a year.
Mata'ele Lasike, who is a US citizen, was arrested after being found at the home of members of his wife's Tongan family in Flaxmere.
It is expected he will be deported as an illegal immigrant.
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