HORIZON CITY, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A 48-year-old man has been arrested in Horizon City in connection with the murder of a missing person.
According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, Javier Montoya Rubio was arrested on Monday after authorities found human remains on a property on the 100 block of South Ascencion Street, out in the desert near Horizon.
The Sheriff’s Office explained that investigators identified the remains, adding that they belonged to 45-year-old David Luciano Gutierrez, a man who had been reported missing and had been last seen Sept. 7.
David Luciano Gutierrez (Credit: El Paso County Sheriff’s Office)
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The Medical Examiner then ruled Gutierrez’s death a homicide.
On Monday, authorities said Montoya Rubio was arrested at the 14300 block of Desierto Lindo Avenue and is being charged with murder and booked on an outstanding warrant, as well as tied to drug charges from August 2024.
According to jail records, Montoya Rubio is being held under a combined bond of $265,000.
Mugshot of Javier Montoya Rubio. Credit: EPCSO
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