A man wanted for allegedly stabbing a woman to death and seriously injuring her brother-in-law in Washington state was caught in Los Angeles after a week-long search, authorities said.
Alexander Lee Rogers, 51, from Longview, Washington, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 12, in the Koreatown neighborhood, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said at a press conference, CBS News reports.
Police confirmed they had identified Rogers and took him into custody without any problems.
Authorities had been looking for Rogers in connection with the Aug. 5 killing of Dawn Peters, 64, and the attempted murder of her brother-in-law, Andrew Peters, 73, according to Longview Police Department Captain Branden McNew.
Rogers had been working as a handyman for the victims, KOMO News reports.
Dawn Peters died from her injuries. Andrew Peters was badly hurt—he was slashed in the throat—but is now in stable condition and recovering at a hospital. A GoFundMe page explained that Andrew’s quick actions saved the lives of two other people in the house.
L.A. County deputies had found Rogers’ car, a black BMW, in Calabasas on Aug. 11.
Rogers had recently been released from prison after serving time for a machete attack in the early 2000s that injured two people, McNew told KTLA-TV.
The GoFundMe page described Dawn Peters as “truly the kindest woman” who cared for everyone around her.
Rogers remains in jail in Los Angeles while authorities work to send him back to Washington. It is not known if he has a lawyer.
