Husband accused of killing wife on wedding night brought back to US after years on the run in Mexico

The FBI announced Thursday that authorities have returned to the United States a Mexican man who spent more than a decade on the run before his arrest in his native country last year for allegedly killing his wife on their wedding night in Illinois.

Mexican authorities, working with US law enforcement, captured Arnoldo Jimenez in Monterrey, Mexico, on Jan. 30, 2025, and brought him back to the US more than a year later.

Jimenez had been on the FBI’s Most Wanted list of fugitives.

At the time of his capture, he ranked as the fourth-most wanted fugitive in the US.

“Thursday marks an important milestone for [FBI Chicago] — our personnel have successfully brought back FBI Most Wanted fugitive Arnoldo Jimenez from Mexico,” the FBI said in a statement posted on X. “No matter how much time has passed or where a criminal may be in the world, the FBI will never stop in our pursuit of justice.”

“Thursday marks an important milestone for [FBI Chicago] — our personnel have successfully brought back FBI Most Wanted fugitive Arnoldo Jimenez from Mexico,” the FBI said in a statement posted on X. “No matter how much time has passed or where a criminal may be in the world, the FBI will never stop in our pursuit of justice.”

Authorities have not disclosed a motive for the killing or revealed when he will make his first court appearance.