This is the second individual from the list arrested in a week.
A fugitive accused of murdering his wife shortly after marriage has been apprehended from Mexico, according to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
“The FBI is announcing the capture of Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Arnoldo Jimenez after he was taken into custody without incident in Monterrey, Mexico on January 30,” said a Jan. 31 statement from the agency.
Multiple FBI units and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois collaborated to locate the fugitive. Agents from Mexico’s National Prosecutor’s Office, in conjunction with Interpol, eventually arrested the man. “Jimenez will remain in custody pending extradition proceedings.”
Jimenez was wanted for allegedly murdering his wife less than 24 hours after their marriage. The incident took place in May 2012. His wife was found dead in the bathtub of her apartment. The Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, charged Jimenez with first-degree murder, and a state warrant for his arrest was issued.
This was followed by a federal arrest warrant from the Illinois District Court after Jimenez was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
“The FBI is extremely appreciative of the Burbank Police Department, our law enforcement partners in Mexico, and the public for their tremendous investigative efforts and collaboration in the capture of Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Arnoldo Jimenez,” said Douglas S. DePodesta, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Chicago Field Office.
Jimenez was the 522nd individual to be mentioned in the Most Wanted list. The FBI had offered a reward of up to $250,000 for any information leading to his arrest.
He is also the second person from the Most Wanted list who has been arrested by authorities in the span of around a week.
Earlier on Jan. 25, Donald Eugene Fields, II, the 531st person to be placed on the list, was arrested from Florida. The arrest occurred during a routine traffic stop when officers discovered that a license plate was not registered to the vehicle Fields was driving.
Fields was added to the list in May 2023 and faces child rape charges in a state court and child sex trafficking charges in a federal court.
