From Kim Minugh:
The man suspected of fatally shooting his former girlfriend's husband in Elk Grove four years ago has been arrested in another country and is awaiting extradition, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Nasir Fazel, who turned 54 on Tuesday, has been on the lam four years, since he allegedly shot 60-year-old Mohammad Nasim Samimi to death on Samimi's front lawn on Nov. 10, 2005, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.
Steve Dupre, a spokesman for the Sacramento office of the FBI, confirmed Fazel is in custody in another country, though he declined to say which one, or what agency arrested him. Dupre said the FBI is in the process of trying to get Fazel, who was a resident of Fremont at the time of the homicide, back to the United States.
"It's not an easy process," he said.
After the shooting, sheriff's officials said Fazel, Samimi and Samimi's wife had known each other for about 20 years, beginning in Afghanistan. Fazel and Samimi's wife were romantically involved at one point, but the relationship had ended and there had been conflict between the couple and Fazel since.
Officials said Samimi and his wife had planned to file for a restraining order against Fazel the afternoon of Samimi's death, but Fazel showed up at the couple's home on Bertolani Circle before that could happen.
The men argued before Fazel allegedly shot Samimi, officials said.
Upon returning to Sacramento, Fazel faces one charge of murder, according to Superior Court records.
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