QUAY COUNTY, N.M. — A suspect wanted for homicide in west suburban Cicero has been charged with first-degree murder after being arrested Tuesday evening by New Mexico State Police while driving a stolen vehicle registered to the homicide victim, according to authorities.
The suspect, Naman Alfredo Vazquez, is awaiting extradition back to Illinois. He’s alleged by Cicero Police Department detectives to have shot, killed and then burned the homicide victim in Cicero before fleeing Illinois.
At around 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to authorities, a New Mexico State Police officer on patrol in Quay County received an alert indicating a stolen vehicle from Illinois was going west on Interstate 40. The vehicle was connected to an ongoing homicide investigation by the Cicero Police Department.
The officer located the vehicle and conducted a felony traffic stop, authorities say. There were two males in the vehicle, one a juvenile. Both were detained, and the driver was identified as Vazquez through a Texas ID card.
Vazquez was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and taken to the New Mexico State Police office in Tucumcari for processing. While he was there, authorities say Cicero police detectives contacted New Mexico State Police and confirmed the stolen vehicle was registered to a homicide victim from Cicero.
New Mexico State Police investigators subsequently obtained search warrants for the vehicle and for Vazquez at the request of Cicero police. Vazquez decline to provide a statement to investigators, authorities say.
He was taken to the Quay County Detention Center and booked without incident while awaiting extradition, according to authorities. The juvenile in the stolen vehicle with Vazquez was released to a relative.
Michael Johnson
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