Suspect in pregnant Marine's death taken into custody in Mexico

4/10/2008
ASSOCIATED PRESS

RALEIGH, N.C. The FBI says it has taken a North Carolina-based Marine wanted in the brutal murder of a pregnant colleague into custody in Mexico.

The FBI office in Charlotte said Thursday night that special agents and Mexican authorities have arrested Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean. Laurean is charged with murder in the slaying of Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach of western Ohio.

The FBI says Laurean is awaiting extradition back to the U.S.

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