Husband of Florida woman missing in Spain is charged with her disappearance

U.S. authorities person arrested a Florida antheral successful transportation with the disappearance of his estranged woman successful Spain 3 months ago

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The estranged hubby of a Florida pistillate who disappeared 3 months agone successful Spain has been charged by U.S. national agents with her kidnapping.

The FBI and different national agents arrested David Knezevich astatine Miami International Airport connected Saturday. The Fort Lauderdale nonmigratory is charged successful transportation with the Feb. 2 disappearance of his 40-year-old wife, Ana Knezevich, from the Madrid flat wherever she had been staying since soon aft their separation past year.

David Knezevich, a 36-year-old concern proprietor primitively from Serbia, concisely appeared successful Miami national tribunal Monday and volition person a enslaved proceeding Friday.

“The Spanish National Police, Customs and Border Protection, the Diplomatic Security Service, and the FBI proceed their investigation. Because this is an ongoing investigation, nary further accusation volition beryllium released,” the FBI said successful a statement.

Knezevich's attorney, Ken Padowitz, did not instrumentality a telephone Monday day seeking comment. Padowitz has antecedently denied his lawsuit had thing to bash with his wife's disappearance.

Ana Knezevich, a naturalized American primitively from Colombia, vanished soon aft a antheral wearing a motorcycle helmet disabled her flat complex’s information cameras by spray-painting the lenses.

A friend, Sanna Rameau, and different pistillate received substance messages from Ana Knezevich's telephone the adjacent time saying she was moving disconnected for a fewer days with a antheral she had conscionable met. Rameau said the messages were not written successful Ana's benignant and she would ne'er permission with a stranger.

“I americium blessed that determination has been an arrest," Rameau said Monday. “We are hoping that this adjacent section volition bring justness and find answers astir what has happened to Ana.”

The Knezeviches, who sometimes spell their surname “Knezevic,” person been joined for 13 years. They ain EOX Technology Solutions Inc., which does machine enactment for South Florida businesses. Records amusement they besides ain a location and 2 different Fort Lauderdale properties, 1 of those presently nether foreclosure.

Ana’s brother, Juan Henao, called the divorcement “nasty” successful an interrogation with a Fort Lauderdale detective, a study shows. He told constabulary David was aggravated that they would beryllium dividing a important magnitude of money.

Padowitz, successful a February interview, denied that the divorcement was contentious and said his lawsuit was cooperating with police. He said his lawsuit was successful Serbia erstwhile his woman disappeared.