
Cold Case Homicide Suspect Arrested in Mexico After 16 Years on the Run
Tempe, Ariz. — In a significant breakthrough in a 2008 cold case, the Tempe Police Department, in partnership with the U.S. Marshals Service, arrested 32-year-old Jose Juan Vergara Ortiz in connection with the fatal stabbing of 20-year-old David Lopez. Ortiz was apprehended today, nearly 16 years after the violent crime occurred. The incident that led to…