On January 10, police in Pueblo, Colorado, arrested a suspect who allegedly had the severed hand of a decapitated woman in his coat pocket.
Police arrested the suspect in the case, Solomon Martinez, 26, on suspicion of first-degree murder, the National Desk announced. report Thursday.
In a Jan. 11 social media post, Pueblo Police said: share Details of the incident said officers responded to Fountain Creek on the afternoon of Jan. 10 to investigate a report of a homicide.
Upon arrival, officers located an adult female in Fountain Creek. The woman was confirmed dead. Pueblo Police Department's Crimes Against Persons Detectives and Crime Scene Investigation Unit are investigating the death as a homicide. The victim in this case will be identified by the Pueblo County Coroner after appropriate notification. The coroner's office will determine the cause and manner of death. Pueblo Police arrested 26-year-old Solomon Martinez on suspicion of first-degree murder during the investigation. This is her fourth murder in Pueblo City in 2024. The investigation is ongoing, but there is no further information available at this time.
After authorities received information that Martinez had allegedly dismembered a woman and dumped her body in a creek, they went to his workplace to make contact with Martinez, according to the desk report.
Suspect the work He worked as a security guard at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center in Pueblo, KRDO reported Thursday. The newspaper reported that court documents showed Martinez told officers that he had “hired a woman as a prostitute the night before.”
The man allegedly tried to get his roommate's help in disposing of the victim's body. A roommate, who identified himself as Joshua Mazurko, told KRDO that the suspect asked him if he wanted to dig a 10-foot hole to forgive his debt.
Mazurko claimed he refused to cooperate, but reportedly watched the suspect wash blood from his hands as he went to the car wash.
“It was scary. I was beyond scared. Like, I can't even put into words how physically scared I was,” Mazurko said.
image show A car was involved in an incident:
Colorado state security guard arrested with severed hand in coat pocket while on duty https://t.co/HqHKJ9ZDjR pic.twitter.com/I2ojm79iQy
— New York Post (@nypost) January 19, 2024
The desk said a witness who reported the dismembered body to police provided a video clip of the victim covered in blood and “claimed that Mr. Martinez had threatened him at gunpoint to help dispose of the body.” ” states the article.
Authorities reportedly found blood stains on the suspect's car. However, he accused witnesses of murdering the victim. Additionally, “the suspect claimed that he originally met her to engage in prostitution and that he dropped her off after she demanded payment,” the desk report said.
During the police investigation, officers noticed that the suspect's hand and wrist had been severed. However, the man claimed it was related to his Chihuahua.
In December, hill reported the research Indicated Pueblo ranked 11th on the list of cities with the highest per capita crime costs.
social media users commented on the Pueblo Police Department's post. write“Pueblo isn’t safe anymore,” said another user. answered“It’s just a disease, it’s like a real disease.”
