Darren Mack is escorted to jail Friday in Dallas, where he was flown after surrendering Thursday night to FBI and Mexican law enforcement officials in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RENO -- Reno businessman Darren Mack surrendered to the FBI and Mexican authorities late Thursday in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and was back in the United States on Friday awaiting his return to Nevada to face murder and attempted murder charges.

Reno Police Chief Michael Poehlman announced the end of the manhunt for Mack, 45, who is charged with killing his estranged wife, Charla, and is the prime suspect in the shooting of Family Court Judge Chuck Weller on June 12.

Mack was arrested after arranging his surrender through his Reno attorneys and Washoe District Attorney Richard Gammick.

Held overnight at an unidentified Puerto Vallarta resort, Mack was flown to Dallas on a commercial flight early Friday. He did not resist being returned to the United States and did not fight his extradition to Nevada.

Mack was arrested by officers with the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport on the murder charge and booked into the Dallas County jail. The murder warrant allowed for no bail.

"I think there is a relief not only in this office but in this community," Poehlman said. "Because certainly there were people who were concerned that as long as Darren was not in custody, what he might do."

At a news conference after Mack's arrest, Charla Mack's mother, Soorya Townley, and a younger brother, Christopher Broughton, said they were pleased that Darren Mack was apprehended without incident.

"We were sincerely relieved, and we look forward to justice being served for my sister's murder and for the shooting of Judge Weller," Broughton said of Mack's arrest. "Nothing will bring my sister back, so we are still in mourning, and we are still in great sadness. However, we don't have to look over our shoulders for the rest of our lives."

Former Las Vegas City Councilman Michael Mack, a cousin of Darren Mack, said he had just returned from a family vacation and had not spoken with Darren Mack or his family.

"Needless to say, our family is saddened by the loss of life and the events surrounding Darren and his family, as well," Michael Mack said.

Darren Mack's attorney, Scott Freeman of Reno, issued a brief statement saying he and co-counsel David Chesnoff of Las Vegas are "eager" to begin a defense.

Freeman, who helped arrange Mack's surrender, said it was done so voluntarily.

"He did so to be with his family, his children and to defend himself," Freeman said.

But Poehlman said Mack's surrender was due in part to law enforcement officials closing in on him.

Mack used a prepaid telephone card to communicate with Gammick and his attorneys over the past few days, and the calls had been traced to bus stations in Mexico, he said.

Mack was traveling by bus, and Mexican authorities had set up roadblocks in western Mexico to try to locate him, Poehlman said.

Reno police investigators flew Friday to Dallas to talk to Mack. They used the state-owned jet used by the Nevada Department of Transportation.

Gammick said no deals were made with Mack about whether he will face the death penalty if convicted of killing his wife.

Gammick said he discussed some family-related issues with Mack over the course of about 12 telephone conversations beginning Monday, but he wouldn't reveal any details.

Poehlman would not disclose any evidence connecting Mack with the sniper shooting of Weller, who was in his third- floor Family Court office in Reno when he was shot once in the chest. But Poehlman said there is probable cause to arrest Mack for that shooting.

Weller was shot from more than two blocks away with a high-powered rifle.

Weller was overseeing divorce proceedings between Mack, a wealthy pawnshop owner, and his estranged wife. Charla Mack was found stabbed to death in a Reno townhome the same day Weller was shot.

Weller, who is recovering from his injuries, was not available for comment Friday. But in a prepared statement, he said he was grateful that Mack had been apprehended and that "this tragedy has been resolved in a peaceful manner without further bloodshed."

Tony Garza, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, said in a statement that the arrest "proves that criminals cannot find a safe haven on either side of the border."

Mack's arrest came a little more than 12 hours after he was supposed to surrender at the U.S. Consulate in Puerto Vallarta. An agreement with Gammick had been reached for his surrender, but Mack didn't keep his appointment.

Gammick said he was contacted by Mack's attorney about 5 p.m. Thursday to again discuss Mack's surrender. The final details were worked out about 8:30 p.m., and two hours later, Mack met with FBI and Mexican authorities as had been arranged.

Poehlman said Thursday a credible sighting of Mack occurred at Cabo San Lucas on June 15. He was believed to be at La Paz, another town on the Baja peninsula, on June 17. He then made his way to the west coast of Mexico.

Gammick, who said Mack is an "acquaintance" he has known for 20 years, will not be prosecuting the case.

A decision on the death penalty won't be made for many weeks, Gammick said.

Mack is a co-owner with his mother, Joan Mack, of Palace Jewelry & Loan Co., a pawnshop with four locations in Nevada and Arizona. Mack earned more than $500,000 a year and had a net worth of $9.4 million in 2004, according to court documents.

The FBI added Mack to its list of "most wanted" fugitives on Tuesday, the same day Charla Mack, 39, was buried.

The wanted poster of Mack, with the word "apprehended" was hung on the wall in the Reno police conference room.

Poehlman said there is no evidence that anyone helped Mack in the June 12 incidents. But the investigation continues into whether Mack had assistance after the fact, he said.

Poehlman said police are fairly certain how Mack got into Mexico, but he would not elaborate.

The Associated Press and Review-Journal Assistant City Editor Michael Squires contributed to this report.