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An Iraqi immigrant accused of seriously injuring his daughter in Arizona because she was becoming “too Westernized” has been arrested in Georgia, authorities said.
Jim Joyner, a spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service in Atlanta, said Faleh Almaleki was arrested Thursday when he arrived at Atlanta’s airport, sent from Britain after authorities denied him entrance.
Almaleki, 48, awaits extradition to Arizona and will face two counts of aggravated assault, Peoria police say.
He is accused of striking and then running over his 20-year-old daughter and a family friend with his Jeep on Oct. 20 as the women were walking across a Peoria parking lot.
Noor Almaleki remains hospitalized in serious condition after undergoing spinal surgery. The friend, Amal Khalaf, is in serious but stable condition, according to family members. Khalaf, 43, is the mother of Noor Almaleki’s boyfriend.
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