PENOBSCOT COUNTY, Maine — Maine State Police arrested Ernesto Valdez in Enfield, Maine.
Police say Valdez was on probation when he cut off his ankle monitor and ended up in Maine. He was convicted of murder in New Mexico.
Valdez had been sentenced to eight years in prison for a fatal stabbing in Santa Fe back in 2011.
Valdez is being held at the Penobscot County Jail. He is expected to be in court Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 1 p.m.
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