License plate reader leads Missouri police to arrest wanted Wisconsin murder suspect
Gladstone, Missouri police arrested a man early Thanksgiving morning who was wanted for the 2020 murder of a pregnant woman in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, according to the department.
The Clay County, Missouri Sheriff’s Department said that Jose Eduardo Dominguez-Garcia, 26, was being held in their jail on Tuesday morning on a warrant out of Wisconsin.
Dominguez-Garcia was questioned by Gladstone police after a license plate reader detected a stolen plate on his vehicle, according to investigators.
“The driver had a little bit of an identity crisis — gave a couple of different names, he had multiple identification cards in his wallet, with his likeness but had multiple names,” said Captain Karl Burris, Gladstone Police Department.
Officers brought in a mobile fingerprint reader that helped them identify Dominguez-Garcia and found that he was wanted on a murder warrant, according to police.
“They did a good job it would have been real easy to take the stolen tag, take him at his word, write him a ticket and send him on his way,” said Capt. Burris. “They listened to their training and their instincts, and I’m just very proud of them.”
The remains of 25-year-old Rosaly Cindy Chavarria Rodriguez were found inside a suitcase left in a Chippewa County, Wisconsin field back in October of 2020.
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Prosecutors charged Dominguez-Garcia with first-degree intentional murder, first-degree homicide of an unborn child, and hiding a corpse.
Court records indicate that Dominguez-Garcia had been in a relationship with Rodriguez.
She had been working at a restaurant in the Wisconsin Dells area, according to authorities.
Extradition plans from Missouri to Wisconsin have not been finalized according to the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office.