Duke City Murder Suspect Headed Back to NM

ALBUQUERQUE POLICE BELIEVE 29 YEAR OLD ANDRES BERMUDEZ USED A STEAK KNIFE TO STAB HIS FRIEND DANNY HERRERA TO DEATH THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO. THEY SAY IT HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 28TH OF 2011 WHILE THE TWO WERE HAVING A PRE-NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY. APD THEN CONTACTED THE U-S MARSHALS SERVICE IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP TRACK OF BERMUDEZ. DEPUTY U-S MARSHAL BEN SEGOTTA SAYS THEIR SEARCH TOOK THEM OUT OF STATE.
IT WAS EVENTUALLY LEARNED THAT BERMUDEZ HAD FLED TO MEXICO WHERE HE WAS ARRESTED ON OTHER CHARGES THEN DEPORTED BACK TO THE U-S. HE IS NOW IN THE CUSTODY OF THE MARSHALS SERVICE. SEGOTTA SAYS BERMUDEZ WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO NEW MEXICO.
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