Wife Indicted for Running Over, Killing Husband: Court

A Lanham woman who reportedly admitted to police that she ran over her husband with an SUV following a domestic dispute has been indicted for his murder, authorities say.

Prince George’s County Police charged Araceli Alvarez-Mendoza, 37, of the 9400 block of Worrell Avenue with murder in the Aug. 23 attack. After an argument, Fernando Fragoso-Duana left the couple’s home on foot, and Alvarez-Mendoza allegedly followed him in the SUV.

Prosecutors say she intentionally struck her husband with the vehicle. The victim was pinned under the SUV, police say, and pronounced dead at the scene.

Alvarez-Mendoza was indicted on a charge of first-degree murder Thursday, WTOP reports.

Her attorney, Jason Ricke, said in a statement that her attorneys are “working with Araceli’s strongly supportive family and community members and we are confident that she will be exonerated of these charges.”

»Photo of suspect Araceli Alvarez-Mendoza, courtesy of Prince George’s County Police