Patricia Wong, 54, a fugitive wanted in Hawaii by the Hawaii County Police Department was arrested on Monday in Las Vegas by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force.
A warrant was issued charging Wong with murder in the second degree.
The charges stem from an incident in which Wong allegedly killed another woman.
U.S. Marshals developed information that Wong was in Las Vegas and she was arrested in the vicinity of Tropicana Avenue and Paradise Road.
She was booked into the Clark County Detention Center pending her extradition to Hawaii.