Man Wanted for Murder in B.C. Extradited Back to Canada Say Police

A Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) crest is seen on a member's uniform, at the RCMP "D" Division Headquarters in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on July 24, 2019. Shannon VanRaes/File Photo via Reuters

SURREY, B.C.—Police say a man wanted in connection with a first-degree charge in British Columbia has been extradited back to Canada.

Sgt. Frank Jang of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team in British Columbia says Brandon Teixeira arrived back on Canadian soil on Friday, after being held in custody in the United States since Dec. 1 following his arrest in Oroville, Calif.