A man wanted in the murder of a Florida woman earlier this month was arrested in West Virginia, authorities said.
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Matthew Allen Waggle, 33, was taken into custody Wednesday at a Super 8 Motel in Dunbar, the U.S. Marshals Service said.
Waggle was wanted in the killing of 52-year-old Dawn Kriskewic, who was found shot near her home outside Vero Beach on Aug. 16, Indian River County Sheriff’s Office officials said.
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She was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
On Aug. 19, a warrant for first-degree murder was obtained for Waggle, officials said.
A nationwide alert was issued and the U.S. Marshals Service Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force developed information indicating Waggle had traveled to West Virginia.
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He was booked into jail and is awaiting extradition to Florida.