Quay County, NM – A suspect wanted for homicide in Illinois was arrested Tuesday evening in eastern New Mexico after a state trooper pulled over a stolen vehicle on Interstate 40, authorities confirmed.
According to the New Mexico State Police, the arrest happened around 5 p.m. on November 4 when a patrol officer was alerted by a License Plate Reader that a stolen vehicle from Illinois was traveling westbound near milepost 342 in Quay County. The vehicle was reportedly tied to an active homicide investigation being conducted by the Cicero Police Department near Chicago.
Officers stopped the car near milepost 345 and detained two males inside, one of whom was a juvenile. The driver, identified as Naman Alfredo Vazquez, was taken into custody after officers confirmed the car was stolen. The juvenile passenger was later released to a relative.
Detectives from Cicero contacted New Mexico authorities shortly after the arrest, confirming the vehicle was registered to a homicide victim and that Vazquez was the primary suspect. Cicero Police allege Vazquez shot, killed, and burned the victim before fleeing Illinois.
Vazquez was booked into the Quay County Detention Center and is awaiting extradition to Illinois to face a charge of First-Degree Murder. The New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau obtained warrants to search both the vehicle and Vazquez’s belongings as the investigation continues.
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