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Belleair Murder Suspect Arrested in Vegas

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By RAY REYES | The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 6, 2009

After his wife was found dead inside their Belleair home in November and a murder warrant was issued for his arrest, Ryan Cataneo headed west, authorities say.

Cataneo, 40, was arrested Tuesday afternoon at the Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Casino in Las Vegas, said Pinellas County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Jim Bordner.

Cataneo is being held in the Clark County Detention Center on a fugitive warrant and is awaiting extradition back to Florida, Bordner said.

Pinellas County sheriff's detectives took over the investigation from the Belleair Police Department and tracked Cataneo to Las Vegas after he was recorded on a store's security camera in Louisiana on Nov. 25, authorities say.

U.S. Marshals assisted in tracking down Cataneo, said Bordner, who declined further comment on the investigation or the details of Cataneo's arrest.

The body of Deana Cataneo, 39, was discovered by relatives on the morning of Nov. 28 inside the Bellair home she shared with her husband. Detectives initially ruled the death at 7 Baybrook Place suspicious, then ruled the case a homicide a few days later.

Ryan Cataneo was not at the residence when his wife's body was discovered, detectives say.

Reporter Ray Reyes can be reached at (813) 259-7920.

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