California man Derek Pinski arrested in Mesa for girlfriend's death
Derek Henry Pinski
Photographer: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
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Posted: 09/03/2012
MESA, AZ - Authorities say the boyfriend of a California woman who was found stabbed to death in Laguna Hills was arrested in Arizona.
The department said 25-year-old Derek Pinski of Laguna Hills, Calif. was arrested Saturday in Mesa, Ariz., on suspicion of killing Alexandra Tang.
Paramedics were called Saturday around 12 p.m. to a Laguna Hills home where they found the homeowner performing CPR on the 24-year-old woman.
Paramedics took over first aid, but Tang had died.
The sheriff's department said Tang was stabbed inside the home.
Authorities said Pinski drove to Mesa after the stabbing. He is awaiting extradition to Orange County.
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