“Suspect in Huntington Beach nurse's murder arrested near border”.

Huntington Beach police detectives have arrested a 35-year-old Diamond Bar man suspected of being involved in the May 31 murder of a traveling nurse found dead at a local residence.

Christopher Mendez, 35, was arrested Friday at an undisclosed location near the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a Huntington Beach police news release issued Monday.

Detectives worked with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security and the U.S. Consulate General in Tijuana to locate Mendez, who was apprehended Friday around 5:30 p.m. that he was trying to re-enter the United States from Mexico, according to police.

Mendez was identified Wednesday as a person of interest in the death of Nicole Karin Marquises, 35, of Walnut. The two men are dating each other, according to investigators.

Officers first responded to a call made around 2:30 p.m. on May 31 regarding a possible suspicious death at a residence in the 1100 block of England Street in Huntington Beach. It was there that they discovered Marquises' body and immediately began an investigation to locate a possible suspect.

Mendez was on Monday in custody and held on $2 million bail. He is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday for an arraignment hearing.

The investigation is ongoing and no additional details have been released at this time. More information about the initial press release and updates can be found online at the Welcome to Huntington Beach website.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Det. Richard Chen at (714) 536-5653. To remain anonymous, contact OC Crime Stoppers at (855) TIP-OCCS or (855) 847-6227.