SEATTLE (AP) — A fugitive facing an attempted murder charge in the United Kingdom has been arrested in Washington after his car crashed into a state trooper’s.
Investigators say Julio Martins-Paes fled his country four years ago after he was accused of stabbing his wife.
U.S. Marshal Joe Hawe says in a statement that his whereabouts were unknown until his car slammed into a state trooper’s on Interstate 5 south of Seattle last month.
The trooper wasn’t seriously hurt but Martins-Paes was hospitalized and later charged with driving under the influence.
Hawe says it was during the crash probe that investigators discovered his true identity and arrested him Wednesday on a warrant.
There was no immediate word on extradition.
SOURCE: LA Times
Posted on January 14th, 2010 at 8:38 am by Lin McNulty
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