LIMA, Peru (Court TV) — The man accused of murdering his wife and dumping her body in a national park in California was taken into custody in Peru and will be returned to the United States.

Jossimar Cabrera Cornejo is charged with murdering his wife. (National Police of Peru)

The National Police of Peru announced with a video posted online that they had arrested Jossimar Cabrera Cornejo and handed him over at the Interpol headquarters in Lima. The announcement came days after the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said it had filed an extradition warrant for Jossimar.

“The allegations against this man are horrific, and we will do everything possible to bring him back under our jurisdiction to be held accountable,” District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in a statement.

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