A Lewiston man accused of being a part of a 2020 murder in Illinois has been arrested and will be extradited.
29-year-old Cody Matthews was taken into custody without incident, at the Lewiston Albertsons Tuesday.
According to the Lewiston Tribune, Matthews, who previously lived at Marengo, Ill., northwest of Chicago, made an initial appearance Wednesday in Nez Perce County Magistrate Court.
According to a news release from the Illinois State Police, Matthews allegedly participated in the murder of 35-year-old Carl Gordon Jr., of Belvidere, Ill. Two other suspects in the murder case were also arrested Tuesday. All three are being charged with first degree murder, aggravated unlawful restraint and concealment of a homicidal death.
