The boyfriend of a Union woman who died at a Mexican resort last week has been arrested in connection with her death, according to the Associated Press.

Tamra Turpin, 36, died Wednesday at a hotel in Cancun, and family members said that an autopsy found that she had died of asphyxiation.

Mexican authorities identified the man detained by police as John Loveless, 59, according to the Associated Press. Appearing before a judge Friday, he declined to make an official declaration in the case, and it was not clear whether he had a local attorney, the Associated Press said.

The Mexican prosecutors’ office says the woman was found dead Wednesday in a condo the couple had rented. A forensic examination concluded she died of asphyxia by strangulation.

Loveless was arrested at the Cancun airport before boarding a flight to Atlanta.

The U.S. Embassy on Sunday confirmed Turpin’s death. “We are also aware of reports that a U.S. citizen has been arrested in connection with her death,” said an embassy spokesperson in an email.

The embassy referred other questions to Mexican authorities.