Wife of slain California fire captain nabbed in Mexico after months on the run
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A California woman accused of killing her spouse, Cal Fire Capt. Rebecca Marodi, in an alleged domestic incident last month, received medical treatment before being booked into jail after being captured over the weekend. 

The San Diego Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday that Yolanda Marodi, 53, was admitted for medical treatment prior to being booked into jail, after she was handed over to U.S. Marshals following her capture in Mexico on Saturday.

The agency told Fox News Digital that Yolanda was not injured during her arrest, but was not able to share any details of her personal medical information and the reason for her treatment. 

Officials said that the Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility is currently completing the booking process for Yolanda and her arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday.

Yolanda Marodi arrested

A California woman accused of killing her spouse is turned over to U.S. Marshals at the U.S.-Mexico border Calexico West U.S. Port of Entry. (FOX 5/KUSI)

Detectives said that a voice could be heard yelling out, “Yolanda, please, I don’t want to die.” The report read that Yolanda responded to Rebecca, saying, “You should have thought about that before,” while standing in front of Rebecca with what appeared to be a knife in her hand.”

Surveillance video captured Yolanda leaving the couple’s home before Rebecca’s mother arrived. Rebecca was found with several injuries to her neck, chest and back that authorities said were consistent with a stabbing.

Yolanda also previously served more than 13 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in the death of her then-husband, James Joseph Olejniczak Jr., before her release in 2013, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Nancy Hayworth, the former mother-in-law of Yolanda, described her as “scary,” noting her son’s murder and Rebecca Marodi’s were eerily similar.

“Scary, very scary, she scares me,” Hayworth said. “She always has.”

Hayworth added that she only met Yolanda Marodi once, but noted that she “was a little immature at times, and also, she would just be not happy, I think, unless all the attention was on her.”

Fox News Digital’s Stephan Sorace and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report. 

Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, national crime cases, illegal immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com

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