Herndon Police Department: Special News Release
Herndon Police Department: Special News Release
D E PA R T M E N T
SPECIAL NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
A 35-year old male arrested in Ohio has been identified as wanted in Herndon for a 1996
homicide and has been extradited back to Virginia.
Joseph Real, of the 100 block of High Street in Tiro, OH, was arrested in November 2009
by the Crawford County (OH) Sheriff Department for felonious assault. During a pre-
release screening, Real, who had been using the name Fidel Santacruz, was identified as
wanted in the May 17, 1996 homicide of Wilfredo Argumendo in Herndon.
On May 14, 2010, detectives from the Herndon Police Department extradited Real back
to Virginia. Real is being held without bond in the Fairfax County Adult Detention
Center.
Anyone who witnessed this event or has additional information about this case is asked to
contact Detective Williams at (703) 435-6886 or via email at Justin.williams@herndon-
va.gov
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