O'Neill Man Arrested For Allegedly Murdering His Wife

An O'Neill man was charged with allegedly murdering his wife over the weekend.

According to the Holt County Attorney's Office, law enforcement officials obtained an arrest warrant for Eduardo Barajas Quintero in connection with an alleged stabbing death in O’Neill on February 20.

The Holt County Attorney’s Office filed a criminal complaint for murder in the second degree, alleging that Eduardo Barajas Quintero caused the death of his wife, Guadalupe Verdin Quintero intentionally, but without premeditation on or about February 20.

On Monday, Eduardo Barajas Quintero was arrested without incident at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, where he had been undergoing medical treatment. He will be transported by the Holt County Sheriff’s department.

His bond is set at $2 million.