A Las Vegas man needed for the 2023 homicide of his girlfriend was arrested in Mexico — the place he has been accused of killing one other girl.
Oswaldo Perez-Sanchez is accused of fatally taking pictures his girlfriend, Tabatha Tozzi, 26, after an argument in April 2023, and instantly fleeing, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division stated.
Authorities looked for Perez-Sanchez for 2 years, with the FBI becoming a member of the investigation after a yr — just for authorities in Villa Fontana, Culiacán, to arrest him on April 7 in reference to the loss of life of one other girl, Vivian Karely.
Mexican authorities wrote in a Fb publish that the Unidad Especializada en Aprehensiones (Specialised Arrest Unit) arrested Perez-Sanchez in Ciudad Obregón on femicide and compelled disappearance fees.
He stays in Mexico on the native fees, pending extradition to the US, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division stated.
Perez-Sanchez had reportedly been dwelling beneath the alias “Jorge N” whereas hiding within the area, in keeping with KTNV.
It was not instantly clear whether or not Perez-Sanchez had entered a plea.
Following his arrest, Regina Lacerda, the mom of his former girlfriend Tabatha Tozzi, expressed her reduction over his arrest — and sympathy for his different alleged sufferer.
“I am happy and also very sad. I am happy because the killer of my daughter Tabatha got caught, a moment we had been waiting for almost 2 years! I knew in my heart this moment was arriving soon, and it finally did,” she stated in an announcement.
“But I am also very sad because he took the life of another young woman: Vivian Karely. Her name deserves to be honored and we will keep honoring her as well.”
She continued: “I am heartbroken that the mother will be going through what I’ve gone through these last two years. I don’t desire this on anyone! It is very painful to lose your daughter and especially through a horrible feminicide. No mother deserves this and I want the family to know that I am here to support them and will fight with them for justice.”
Tozzi’s household is about to rejoice her life in a memorial on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at Craig Ranch Regional Park.
