Man accused of killing girlfriend in Maryland arrested in Texas
Darwin Carcamo Santiago (Howard County Police)
COLUMBIA, Md. - A man who is accused of killing his girlfriend in Columbia, Maryland, over the weekend was arrested in Texas, law enforcement officials said Monday.
Authorities say Darwin Carcamo‑Santiago, 24, killed Esmeralda Perez‑Mendez, 35, of Takoma Park, inside a residence in the 9000 block of Watchlight Court. Police responded to the home on Sunday and found Perez‑Mendez dead in the suspect’s bedroom.
Police said Perez-Mendez suffered injuries consistent with strangulation, and detectives believe she may have been killed sometime overnight from Saturday into Sunday.
Carcamo‑Santiago has been charged with first-and-second-degree murder. He was taken into custody without incident by local authorities in Texas, according to police.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact police at 410‑313‑STOP or email HCPDCrimeTips@howardcountymd.gov.
The Source: Information in this article comes from the Howard County Police.