U.S. Citizen Arrested Pursuant to an Official Request by the Government of Mexico for Extradition

United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced today that United States citizen Cruz Edward Dominguez was arrested on June 23, 2011, pursuant to an official request by the Government of Mexico for his arrest and extradition on charges of aggravated homicide.

According to a complaint filed in U.S. federal court, Dominguez is wanted for killing Joshua Allen Dietrich, a United States Navy seaman, in a nightclub in Tijuana, Baja California, on June 9, 2002. The complaint alleges that during a fight between various patrons of the “Myster E’s” nightclub, Dominguez stabbed Dietrich with a folding pocket knife that Dominguez had brought into the nightclub.

Dominguez' s arrest concludes a nine-year investigation involving substantial diplomatic efforts, complex international issues and extensive legal processes. The Government of Mexico worked closely with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, U.S. State Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Marshals Service.

Dominguez appeared today before United States Magistrate Judge Jan M. Adler and was held without bail pending a further hearing on July 19, 2011.