License plate reader leads Missouri police to arrest wanted Wisconsin murder suspect

License plate reader leads Missouri police to arrest wanted Wisconsin murder suspect

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.