MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A chef who fled to Guatemala to evade arrest in connection with a 2008 killing has been taken to the Miami Beach Police Department, the agency said.
On Sept. 8, 2008, officers were called to the 1100 block of Collins Court after receiving a 911 call from construction workers.
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Police said the workers discovered the body of Khala Brown in the alley with multiple stab wounds.
An investigation eventually identified the suspect as Mynor ?Aroldo Garcia Medrano, a chef from a Lincoln Road restaurant, Miami Beach police said.
After making contact with the restaurant, detectives obtained the suspect's home address. By this time, Medrano, 31, had fled to Guatemala to evade arrest, police said.
The Miami Beach Police Department said it enlisted the help of the U.S. marshals and several international agencies between 2008 and 2013.
In 2013, Detective L. Estopinan enlisted the assistance of Interpol, who, within 30 days, found Medrano in Guatemala, where he was arrested, police said.
Medrano's extradition has since been approved by both countries. Police said on Friday, Miami Beach police officers assigned to the U.S. Marshalls Task Force flew to Guatemala and returned with Medrano to Miami.
Medrano was taken to the Miami Beach Police Department. He will be charged with second-degree murder, police said.
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