A Honduran man accused of killing an Iowa woman in 2016 while driving drunk in Nebraska was extradited to the United States on Friday after he fled the United States following his release on bond.
Eswin Mejia was arrested Thursday in Honduras and put on a plane to the U.S. to face justice for the death of 21-year-old Sarah Root, the State Department said.
"Nine years ago, Sarah was tragically killed by an illegal immigrant who later fled our county," Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X.