Officials Hold Man in French Homicide
A suspect in the murder of a British schoolgirl in France had his bond revoked on unrelated charges in Florida and indicated through his attorney that he would not cooperate with prosecutors.
The suspect, Francisco Javier Arce Montez, 50, waived his right to appear in court at his arraignment on Florida charges of burglary and lewd behavior.
Arce is a suspect in the 1996 killing of Caroline Dickinson, 13, who was raped and suffocated while visiting the Brittany village of Pleine-Fougeres on a school trip to France.
Arce has not been charged in the Dickinson case. He was arrested in Miami Beach in March on charges of breaking into a woman’s apartment and masturbating while she slept.
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