Man wanted for murder of missing Michigan woman arrested in Mexico
Mollie Schmidt (left); Yenly Garcia (right) (Kent County Sheriff's Office)
A Michigan man wanted in connection to the murder of a missing Michigan woman was arrested in Mexico earlier this week.
Police in West Michigan had been searching for 44-year-old Yenly Garcia for the last two weeks. He was wanted for open murder and felony firearm charges in the murder of 33-year-old Mollie Schmidt, WOOD-TV reports.
Schmidt, 33, of Plainfield Township, was found on Aug. 31 from an apparent gun shot wound after being reported missing on Aug. 21, WOOD-TV reports . Her body was found in Wyoming, in West Michigan.
Garcia was arrested in Central Mexico, north Mexico City, earlier this week, according to WOOD-TV. He is awaiting extradition back to Michigan.
Related: Police: Michigan father kills wife, 6-year-old daughter in apparent murder-suicide
Mollie Schmidt (left); Yenly Garcia (right) (Kent County Sheriff's Office) Copyright 2022 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
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