VIRGINIA
The federal government extradited U.S. citizen Kevin Dahlgren to the Czech Republic today to face murder charges in that country, according to authorities.
Dahlgren, 23, formerly of Sacramento, California, is wanted for the brutal murders of four of his extended family members, on or about May 21, 2013, at their home in Brno, Czech Republic, officials said.
According to court documents, Dahlgren was visiting those family members and left that country immediately after the murders.
On May 23, 2013, officials said U.S. law enforcement authorities arrested Dahlgren upon his arrival in the U.S. at Dulles International Airport, Virginia, based upon a provisional arrest request by the government of the Czech Republic pursuant to its extradition treaty with the United States, according to authorities.
After hearings in 2013 before the U.S. District Court in Virginia, Dahlgren’s extradition was certified.
Dahlgren’s appeals were denied. Dahlgren has been in custody since his arrest, officials said.
The FBI, including personnel from the Legal Attache’s office in Prague, the Washington Field Office and the International Operations Division at FBI headquarters, coordinated U.S. law enforcement efforts with Czech authorities and transported the fugitive to the Czech Republic