A 36-year-old man was captured Thursday night in connection with a Birmingham homicide that happened nearly two weeks ago.

The U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Cornelius Xavier Daniels. He is charged with murder in the Dec. 8 shooting death of 44-year-old Clasco Johnson.

The Marshals’ task force had been searching for Daniels since Dec. 11 on behalf of Birmingham police. Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Cliff LaBarge said Daniels was found at a residence on Ninth Avenue North. They conducted brief surveillance on the home and then arrested Daniels without incident.

Daniels was booked into the Jefferson County Jail at 10:13 p.m. Thursday on charges of murder and attempted murder. The attempted murder happened on March 23, according to jail records.

His bonds total $600,000. He lives in southwest Birmingham.

Clasco Johnson (AL.com)

On that Sunday, Birmingham police responded at 11:40 a.m., to Second Court West and 12th Street on a report of a person shot. When officers got to the scene, they learned a wounded Johnson had been taken to Princeton Baptist Medical Center by private vehicle. The victim later died from his injuries at the hospital and was pronounced dead by hospital staff, police said.

Investigators learned that Johnson and Daniels had been in an argument at a local convenience store, Birmingham police Sgt. Johnny Williams said. The argument escalated, Williams said, leading to Daniels shooting the victim.