Murder Suspect Arrested In California In Connection To Las Vegas Death

LAS VEGAS – In connection with the murder of a woman in Las Vegas, a guy is being held in California.

The woman’s body was discovered last week at a home near Arville Street and Sirius Avenue in the middle Las Vegas Valley.

At the time, police stated they suspected foul play and assigned homicide detectives to investigate.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reported the arrest of Ronald Martin Hetzel Jr., 31, on Monday morning. On Saturday, he was apprehended in California and placed into the Victorville County detention center on one count of open murder.

According to authorities, Hetzel Jr. will be extradited to Las Vegas to face charges.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the LVMPD homicide unit at 702-828-3521 or send an email to homicide@lvmpd.com. Anonymous tips can be left by calling Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or visiting crimestoppersofnv.com.

Credits: KTNV