Man in N.J. arrested in Roosevelt slaying

Authorities, including the U.S. Marshal's New York-New Jersey Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations, have arrested a 32-year-old man in Essex County, N.J., charging him with the murder of a man in Roosevelt.

Alcides Diaz-Fernandez is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jose Romero, 31, of Roosevelt on June 3 and faces arraignment in First District Court in Hempstead pending extradition.

Police said Romero was killed at 7:10 p.m. on June 3 during an altercation in the rear parking lot of a deli on Nassau Road. He was taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow with what police described as "cuts and lacerations" -- and was pronounced at 9:27 p.m.

It was not clear what led authorities to arrest Diaz-Fernandez. Authorities said Diaz-Fernandez is fighting extradition. It was not immediately known if he has a lawyer.