— A Willmar man is now facing federal charges related to the 2022 overdose death of a
woman.
Hudeifi Muhamed Mire, 24, was arraigned Tuesday, Jan. 6, in the U.S. District Court of New York on charges of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Mire will be arraigned in Minnesota on federal charges of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl resulting in death, distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl at a later date, according to a news release from the
Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office.
A 2022 mugshot of Hudeife Muhumed Mire. Mire was arraigned on federal charges of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution in U.S. District Court on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2025.
Contributed / Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office
According to the sheriff’s office, investigators with the
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Marshals Service assisted the CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force and sheriff’s office in the ongoing search for Mire.
Mire was charged in 2022 following an investigation into the
of Samantha Myers, 19, at a residence outside of
. An autopsy found she had died of the effects of fentanyl, according to Minnesota court records. Mire was charged in Kandiyohi County District Court with second-degree manslaughter, third-degree murder, second-degree drug possession and two counts of first-degree drug sale.
According to the sheriff’s office, Mire fled Minnesota and the United States after posting bail. Court records show he had posted $300,000 bail for release with conditions that included not leaving Minnesota without written court approval.
Investigators ultimately located Mire in Kajiado, Kenya, on Oct. 31, 2025, according to the news release. Mire was extradited to the U.S. with assistance from the Kenyan National Police and other agencies.
In its news release, the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office noted the contributions of the Kandiyohi County Attorney’s Office and the United States Attorney’s Office in addition to the other law enforcement agencies for their “diligent efforts to continue to work to bring Mire back to the United States to face justice.”
The criminal case filed in Kandiyohi County was listed as dormant on Wednesday, according to Minnesota Court Records Online.
Dale Morin is a reporter with the West Central Tribune. He covers public safety and breaking news beats.
Dale can be reached at dmorin@wctrib.com or by phone 320-214-4368.