CAUGHT: FBI Arrests Suspect In Slaying Of Marine
RALEIGH, N.C. (ABC) – A Marine wanted in 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, who is charged with murder in the death of Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach. The FBI did not say when or where in Mexico Laurean was arrested, but said he is awaiting extradition 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 (N.C.) as quickly as possible to answer the charges against him.”
Onslow County District Attorney Dewey Hudson said after Laurean’s arrest was announced that “it could be a year or two” before authorities can bring the personnel clerk 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.”
