On August 6, 2008, James Patrick Wonder was arrested and charged with the murder of off-duty federal agent Donald Pettit. Authorities say Wonder was captured at a dialysis center near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, one day after Pettit was shot to death during an argument outside a Pembroke Pines, Florida, post office.
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August 6, 2008
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Wonder is charged in the August 5, 2008, shooting death of federal agent Donald Pettit
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Pettit was killed outside a Pembroke Pines, Florida, post office
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Pettit's 12-year-old daughter witnessed her father's death
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Authorities say the daughter's detailed description helped them identify Wonder
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Wonder was taken into custody at a dialysis center near Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Wonder was reportedly hospitalized on August 7, 2008; there was no immediate word on his condition
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Wonder was 65 years old at the time of his arrest
