A Cicero man wanted in connection his wife’s murder last year was arrested by Cicero police Wednesday, after being extradited from Mexico, law enforcement officials announced Thursday.

Mario Puente, 30, formerly of the 5500 block of West 18th Place was wanted by the FBI and Cicero police following his wife’s death in July 2008, according to Chicago FBI officials. Yesenia Villalba-Honorato, 21, was found stabbed to death in a bathtub in the apartment she and Puente shared with their infant daughter, Leslie.

Cicero police immediately named Puente a person of interest in the death but were unable to locate him or his daughter. Police and the FBI worked to locate Puente in Mexico, where he had fled with his daughter.

After an international manhunt, Puente voluntarily turned himself into Mexican authorities in December. On Tuesday, he was extradited back to the U.S. and turned over to FBI officials in Houston. Cicero police took custody of Puente, who was charged with first degree murder Wednesday, according to Cicero officials.

Puente’s daughter, now 2, was unharmed. She remains in Mexico in the custody of the officials there.