Monroe stabbing suspect found in Honduras

recordonline.com
by Chris McKenna
Last updated: 7:46 AM - 02/10/12

MONROE - Village police said Thursday that they plan to seek extradition of a 29-year-old illegal immigrant who stabbed his 23-year-old cousin in Monroe last weekend and then fled to Honduras.

The victim is recovering at Westchester Medical Center in Valhahlla after being stabbed once in the back early Saturday morning in the Hillside Trailer Park off Route 17M, Detective James Frankild said. Police say the knife thrust punctured multiple organs.

With help from federal immigration agents, investigators tracked the suspect to a flight to his native Honduras, where he was met by State Department officials and Honduran police when the plane landed on Wednesday. He was released and remains free until a grand jury indicts him and extradition proceedings begin, Frankild said.

Police didn’t identify the suspect or victim.

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