US Marshals allege suspect arrested for recent St. George robbery is MS-13 gang member

The suspect arrested in Nevada in connection with last week's robbery on West Sunset Boulevard in St. George allegedly has gang ties to MS-13, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

The suspect arrested in Nevada in connection with last week's robbery on West Sunset Boulevard in St. George allegedly has gang ties to MS-13, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. (U.S. Marshals Service)


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ST. GEORGE — The suspect arrested in Nevada in connection with a recent robbery on West Sunset Boulevard in St. George allegedly has gang ties to MS-13, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

On Sunday, the suspect, identified as 39-year-old Dennis Solares-Garcia, was arrested at a hotel in the 2800 Block of Las Vegas Boulevard and booked into the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas, according to a statement released by U.S. Marshals Service late Sunday.

The suspect is a known MS-13 gang member who was previously deported from the United States, according to the U.S. Marshals Service's Nevada Violent Offender Task Force.

Federal court records revealed that Solares-Garcia is a Guatemalan national who has twice been deported from the United States; the first time was in 2006 from Utah, while the second time was from Nevada in 2012.

Read the entire story at St. George News.

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