Olusegun Ariyo
A fugitive, Arnoldo Jimenez, who is on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 10 most wanted list for allegedly killing his wife Estrella Carrera on their wedding night in Illinois more than 12 years ago has been arrested in Mexico.
FBI agents arrested Jimenez on Friday night in Monterrey, Mexico, during an operation involving FBI delegations from Chicago, San Antonio, and LEGAT Mexico City, along with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
“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,” Douglas S. DePodesta, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Chicago Field Office, said in a statement.
“The FBI will use all of its available resources to bring criminals to justice, no matter how much time has passed or where they may be in the world.”
According to the FBI, Jimenez allegedly murdered his then-wife Carrera on May 12, 2012.
The sad incident occurred just one day after their marriage.
Jimenez is accused of stabbing Carrera to death and dragging her body into the bathtub of their Burbank, Illinois, apartment.
Urban Express News Online gathered that Jimenez was added to the FBI’s most wanted Fugitive list in 2019.
He will now be transferred to the United States to stand trial for the alleged murder of his ex-wife.
