Man Arrested In Minnesota For 2008 N. Miami Beach Murder
MINNEAPOLIS (CBS4) – A man wanted in connection to a 2008 North Miami Beach murder has been arrested in Minnesota, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Abraham Mpaka, 46, was taken into custody Saturday at a library in the St. Paul suburb of Hastings.
Police say he is wanted in connection of the killing of Coty Paul, a woman who was his estranged girlfriend. Paul, who had two children, was stabbed in the heart as she watched television Dec. 26, 2008.
Mpaka is a native of Zambia, speaks three languages and has tribal marks and cuts on his forehead. Police gave his description in 2008 as as 5'7", weighing 145-155 pounds, last residing at 1879 NW 62nd Terrace in Miami.
Mpaka had been featured on the television show "America's Most Wanted" three times before his arrest, according to the FBI.
Mpaka was turned in by an unidentified woman who read a story about him on the show's Web site and thought he looked like a friend's boyfriend. She called the show's tip line to put authorities on his trail.
Mpaka is waiting extradition back to South Florida.
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