Article: Husband Held in Wife's Death; Laci Peterson Was Pregnant When She Disappeared Dec. 24

The husband of Laci Peterson, the pregnant Modesto woman who disappeared from her home Christmas Eve, was arrested this afternoon in a San Diego suburb in connection with the deaths of his wife and their unborn son.

Scott Peterson, 30, was stopped by FBI agents and San Diego area law enforcement officers as he drove through La Jolla at 11 a.m. Stanislaus County District Attorney Jim Brazelton said Peterson is expected to be arraigned Monday or Tuesday on charges of capital murder with the special circumstance of double homicide. The special circumstance allegation makes Peterson eligible for the death penalty.

"They have answers. They no longer have to worry every single minute of every day ...

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