UPDATE | Claudia Hoerig, homicide suspect, arrested in Brazil

WARREN — Claudia Hoerig, charged with killing her husband in their Trumbull County home nine years ago, was arrested late today, and Brazilian authorities have her in custody pending extradition to the United States.

The United States Ambassador to Brazil Liliana Ayalde phoned U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan this evening notifying him of the arrest.

Ryan of Howland, D-13th, said a ruling by the Brazilian Supreme Court stripped Hoerig of her Brazilian citizenship and her protection from extradition to the United States to stand trial for murder.

Hoerig is charged with aggravated murder in the March 12, 2007, death of her husband, Karl Hoerig, a major in the Air Force.

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