The U.S. government extradited 23-year-old U.S. citizen Kevin Dahlgren to the Czech Republic to stand trial on murder charges in that country.
According to court documents, Dahlgren was visiting his extended family in Brno, Czech Republic, on or about May 21, 2013, when he brutally murdered four of them. He left the country immediately after the murders.
On May 23, 2013, U.S. law enforcement authorities arrested Dahlgren upon his arrival in the United States at Dulles International Airport, Virginia, based upon a provisional arrest request by the government of the Czech Republic pursuant to its extradition treaty with the United States.
After hearings in 2013 before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Dahlgren’s extradition was certified. Thereafter, Dahlgren’s further appeals were denied. Dahlgren has been detained throughout his extradition proceedings and appeals.
The FBI, including personnel from the Legal Attache’s office in Prague, the Washington Field Office, and the International Operations Division at FBI headquarters, coordinated U.S. law enforcement efforts with Czech authorities and transported the fugitive to the Czech Republic.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia and the Criminal Division’s Office of International Affairs and Appellate Section represented the interests of the Czech Republic in proceedings before the U.S. courts.
Defendant: Kevin Dahlgren
Crime: Murder
City and State: Virginia
Date: May 21, 2013 (crime date)
Status: Extradited to the Czech Republic to stand trial
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Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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