http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/2718866/ Charlotte, N.C. — A Marine personnel clerk wanted for the brutal slaying of a pregnant colleague who had accused him of rape was arrested in Mexico, the FBI said late Thursday. The FBI's office in Charlotte said special agents and Mexican authorities arrested Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean, charged with murder in the death of Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach. The FBI did not provide any details on when Laurean was arrested, or the exact location where he was found, but said he is still in Mexico and is awaiting extradition back to the U.S. "Laurean's swift arrest in Mexico was due to the diligence and dedication of the Mexican government and our law enforcement partners," Nathan Gray, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Charlotte office, said in a statement. "This was truly an international effort, and we will do all we can to ensure Laurean is brought back to Onslow County (North Carolina) as quickly as possible to answer the charges against him." But Onslow County District Attorney Dewey Hudson immediately cautioned Thursday night that "it could be a year or two" for authorities to bring Laurean back to North Carolina if he decides to fight the extradition process. "The extradition process is one where you have a right to appeal," Hudson told The Associated Press. "I have no idea whether he would waive extradition." A jury indicted Laurean on first-degree murder charges in Lauterbach's death on Dec. 14, 2007. The Marines first began searching for Lauterbach, 20, on Dec. 17, after she failed to show up for work. Local authorities took up the case Dec. 19, after her mother reported her missing. Three weeks later, officials found Lauterbach's burned remains in a fire pit in Laurean's back yard near Camp Lejeune. Lauterbach had earlier accused Laurean of rape. Laurean fled Onslow County on Jan. 11 – the day before her remains were uncovered. Laurean left a note for his wife, Christina, that said Lauterbach slit her own throat with a knife and he buried her in the woods near their home. An autopsy found that Lauterbach died of blunt force trauma to the head. Mexican officials issued a warrant for Laurean's arrest after receiving assurances that U.S. prosecutors would not pursue the death penalty. Mexico has for decades resisted extraditing people to the U.S. who could face a capital case. Hudson said he has "reluctantly" agreed not to seek the death penalty against Laurean if he is apprehended in Mexico, but he said he would reserve the right to pursue a capital case against Laurean if he is captured elsewhere. Laurean was born in Guadalajara before moving to the U.S. and becoming an American citizen.
Fox News was just reporting that it could take up to a year to get him back to the states if they fight the extradition. They also said that they had evidence that he had been in communication with his wife through the internet.
I hope they lock her up, too. If the idiot fights extradition, he'll have to sit in a Mexican prison. If it were me, I'd be beggin for the Feds to bring me home. http://www.10news.com/news/3994424/detail.html "(In the prison, there were a) lot of drugs, (a lot) of prostitution, no sanitation, no (flushing) toilets, no showers, no running water and cockroaches," Wilson said.
Mexican officials issued a warrant for Laurean's arrest after receiving assurances that U.S. prosecutors would not pursue the death penalty. from the above article.
I read that too, it was the only way they could get Mexico's cooperation in arresting him. For years Mexico has fought extraditions to the US because we use the death penalty and they don't.
We need to use it a little more often. Oops thats another thread. Well im glad they caught the little man:twisted:
I agree! If his wife was talking to him in anyway and didn't report his sorry ars then she should be locked up with him.Thats a Stupid sorry ars woman!
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/2719416/ Onslow County authorities two weeks ago seized a computer belonging to Christina Laurean's sister, Hudson said. Investigators believe Christina Laurean used the computer to communicate with her husband since February, he said. Investigators were combing the computer for evidence, and charges could be filed if authorities determine information was being passed to Cesar Laurean to help him elude capture, Hudson said.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,350070,00.html MORELIA, Mexico — North Carolina authorities on Friday said the wife of a Marine charged with murdering a pregnant colleague denied his requests for assistance as he hid in Mexico. Onslow County Sheriff's Capt. Rick Sutherland said Cpl. Cesar Laurean repeatedly asked his family and his wife, Christina, for resources after he fled in January to Mexico. "She specifically denied to provide those resources when she was asked," Sutherland said. "She knew that was against the law." He added: "We received cooperation from family members. … That got us to the place we are today." "His only punishment would be life without parole," Onslow County District Attorney Dewey Hudson said. But the process of extraditing him to the U.S., where he would face charges, could take between a few days and a few years, Hudson said.