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A Texas man who is accused of killing his girlfriend in Palm Springs six months ago, then framing her death as a suicide, was arrested by police just miles from the Mexico border on Wednesday afternoon.

James Beushausen, 34, has been charged with the murder of Jaylynn Amanda Keith on March 15, according to Riverside County court documents. Palm Springs police confirmed Beushausen had fled to McAllen, Tex., where he was taken in custody approximately seven miles from the border.

Investigators from the Crimes Against Persons Unit flew to Texas on Wednesday and were assisted by the McAllen Police Department Crimes Against Persons Unit.

Beushausen was located in the parking lot of a shopping center by officers from Palm Springs and McAllen, and he was arrested without incident. He was booked into the McAllen Police Department City Jail for a single count of murder and two counts of possession of an assault rifle. Bail is set at $1 million.

Beushausen will eventually be extradited to California.

Keith, originally from Desert Hot Springs, made headlines a decade ago when the community rallied to support her after her father abruptly died and her home burnt down shortly before her high school graduation.

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According to court documents, Keith was found dead in a bathtub at her apartment on North Belardo Road, killed by a single gunshot wound to the head. Police came to suspect Beushausen after he gave three conflicting statements about how her body was discovered.

First, he told 911 that he was asleep when he was awoken by a gunshot.

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Then, he told emergency crews that he was awoken by a different noise and it took him 20 minutes to find his deceased girlfriend.

Finally, he said that he was awake when Keith “got up and went and killed herself” and that she was still alive when he found her.

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