Alexandra Tang, 24, of Santa Barbara was the victim of the Saturday stabbing murder in Laguna Hills; the suspect fled the scene and police are interviewing him in Arizona .
, 25, was arrested in Mesa, Arizona. He is expected to be extradited and charged with the murder, according to the Sheriff's Department release.
"On Saturday, September 1, 2012, at about 11:15 a.m., Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies and the Orange County Fire Authority were dispatched to a residence in the 22000 block of Caminito Tasquillo in Laguna Hills," according to the release. "Authorities arrived to find the homeowner doing CPR on a female adult. Paramedics took over first aid, but the victim was eventually declared 'deceased' at the scene.'"
Police and wanted Pinski for questioning as a "person of interest." The release Sunday afternoon is the first in which the death was identified as a homicide.
