ROCK HILL, S.C. — A 41-year-old man accused of stabbing a woman to death during a fight in Rock Hill was arrested after Charlotte-Mecklenburg police caught up with him during a vehicle pursuit.
Rock Hill police officers were called to Iris Circle at about 10:30 p.m. Friday where they found Leonor Alpizar, 37, stabbed multiple times. She was taken to Piedmont Medical Center where she was pronounced deceased.
Investigators learned that the suspect, Pedro Mondragon-Ramirez, and Alpizar had gotten into a “relationship quarrel.”
Mondragon-Ramirez drove away from the scene in the victim’s vehicle after the stabbing, police said.
Surrounding law enforcement agencies were alerted, which was when Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers pursued and stopped the vehicle.
Police took the suspect into custody early Saturday.
He has been charged with murder and possession of a knife during a crime of violence as well as death or injury of a child in utero due to the commission of a violent crime.
Mondragon-Ramirez was extradited from Charlotte to Rock Hill on Tuesday. His bond hearing is expected to take place on Wednesday.
Rock Hill Police Department detectives issued warrants for murder and possession of a knife during a crime of violence for his arrest.
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