{"id":446900,"date":"2026-09-25T02:12:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T02:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/446900\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T02:12:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T02:12:26","slug":"man-arrested-in-mexico-for-2021-dallas-murder-during-catalytic-converter-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/446900\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested in Mexico for 2021 Dallas murder during catalytic converter theft"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dallas \"Dallas Dallas murder suspect arrested in Mexico<\/a> <\/p>\n

After being on the run for five years, a Dallas murder suspect is back in the country and behind bars. Police said 22-year-old Juvencio Solorzano shot and killed a man while stealing his catalytic converter in 2021.<\/p>\n

DALLAS – The suspect in a 2021 Dallas murder is back in North Texas after being arrested in Mexico.<\/p>\n

What’s new:<\/p>\n

Dallas police said members of the U.S. Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force recently located 22-year-old Juvencio Solorzano in Mexico and took him into custody.<\/p>\n

He has already been extradited back to Dallas and was booked into the Dallas County jail and charged with capital murder.<\/p>\n

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The backstory:<\/p>\n

Solorzano is accused of fatally shooting 22-year-old Sergio Maas outside his third-floor apartment at the Spanish Village on Sumter Drive on Dec. 1, 2021.<\/p>\n

Police said Maas heard a strange noise and saw a group of people near his Toyota Sequoia in the apartment complex\u2019s parking lot around 4 a.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He grabbed his keys, went onto his balcony, and activated the alarm on his SUV. A witness who was with Maas told police she heard the words, “die dog,” followed by what she believed to be three to five gunshots.<\/p>\n

Maas was hit by gunfire and fell back into his apartment. He died at the scene.<\/p>\n

Investigators determined the group had removed the catalytic converter from Maas\u2019 vehicle. They identified Solorzano as the person who fired the fatal gunshot.<\/p>\n

Isabel Campbell was also arrested in 2022 for her alleged role in the crime. She ultimately told police what happened, pleaded guilty to murder and is serving a 10-year prison sentence, according to court records.<\/p>\n

Solorzano made a run for the border and for almost five years eluded law enforcement officials.<\/p>\n

What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

“The Dallas Police Department did a great job of investigating the homicide portion of it, getting that capital murder charge, and then asking for assistance from our North Texas Fugitive Taskforce, which we have a whole team of Dallas police officers that are on,” said Acting U.S. Marshal Sean Malecha. “So it worked out really well.”<\/p>\n

Once it was determined that Solorzano was in fact in Mexico, the Marshals Service worked with Mexican authorities to eventually find him and take him into custody without confrontation.<\/p>\n

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Records show more than 15 previous arrests in Dallas County for Juvencio Solorzano dating back to 2019. <\/p>\n

“We have a Mexican foreign field office for the U.S. Marshals that’s based out of Mexico City, and we have other offices throughout the Republic of Mexico. And we have a really good relationship with the Republic of Mexico, their government, in locating and apprehending dangerous fugitives that are wanted in the United States,” Malecha said.<\/p>\n

He attributes the success in this case and others to working well with agencies across North Texas with the fugitive taskforce.<\/p>\n

The Source: The information in this story comes from the Dallas Police Department, Dallas County court records, and past news coverage.<\/p>\n

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