EXCLUSIVE: Suspect in Custody in 2003 Murder of Border Patrol Agent in Mexico

By Jana Winter
Published June 02, 2011
FoxNews.com

Jose Arturo Arreola-Lopez is suspected in the 2003 murder of an off-duty Border Patrol agent. He is now in custody on warrant violation charges in Cochise County, Ariz.

A suspect in the 2003 murder of an off-duty Border Patrol agent traveling in Mexico is now in custody in an Arizona jail, Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever told FoxNews.com.

The suspect, Jose Arturo Arreola-Lopez, 26, was booked Wednesday in Cochise County on an outstanding probation violation warrant. U.S. and Mexican law enforcement are currently negotiating his extradition to Mexico, where sources say he will face charges in connection to the killing of U.S. agent Jorge Luis Salomon.

“The murder occurred in Mexico. We are working diligently with Mexican authorities to assure that they get their crack at him if they have a prosecutable case,â€