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Authorities matched a fingerprint found at the scene of the crime to Mr. Mendoza’s using the FBI’s Next Generation Identification system, which was not available the early 2000s.
DPS learned Mr. Mendoza was living in Fresno, California. Along with police there, DPS took Mr. Mendoza into custody Sept. 24 without incident at his residence.
He is in jail in lieu of a $1 million. An arraignment hearing is scheduled Oct. 18.
