A man was arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday in connection with the murder of a nurse in Huntington Beach, California, police said Monday.
Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) detectives arrested 35-year-old Christopher Mendez, of Diamond Bar, on Friday afternoon as he was attempting to re-enter the United States from Mexico.
Mendez was originally a suspect in the murder of 35-year-old Nicole Marquise of Walnut.
Her body was discovered May 31 after homicide detectives responded to a home in the 1100 block of England Street in Huntington Beach.
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A man wanted in connection with a murder in Huntington Beach has been arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border. (Rick Loomis for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Mendez’s arrest was made possible through the cooperation of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service, and the U.S. Consulate General in Tijuana.
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Mendez is being held on $2 million bail. His arraignment is scheduled for June 11, 2024.
This is the Huntington Beach street where police said a woman’s body was discovered late last month. (Google Maps)
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Huntington Beach is about 40 miles south of Los Angeles.
