BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - Mexican state police have detained a
person of interest in the slaying of a Brownsville art museum
director.
     
Barry Horn, who was executive director of the Brownsville Museum
of Fine Art, on Saturday was found dead in his home by a co-worker.
     
Brownsville police called Ernesto Ivan Martinez, a 19-year-old
who had previously stayed in Horn's home, a person of interest.
     
Police in Matamoros say Martinez was detained Sunday after
Brownsville authorities alerted them to the possibility that he had
crossed the border.
     
A friend says the 59-year-old Horn had let Martinez stay in his
home until about three weeks ago when he found that Martinez had
withdrawn money using Horn's debit card.
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Information from: The Brownsville Herald,
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/
      
     
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