Georgia murder suspect arrested in Huntsville

A man wanted for murder in Gwinnett County, Ga. has been arrested in Huntsville.

Gwinnett County Police today announced that Mario Rene Lopez-Jolon, 38, of Lawrenceville, Ga., has been charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies.

Lopez-Jolon is accused of the murder of Guadalupe Garcia Rodriguez, 40, who was reported missing by his wife on July 1. She told officers that Rodriguez never came home that afternoon and was last seen leaving in the truck that day.

His body was found two days later in a parked truck.

According to police, detectives received new information on Aug. 8 that Rodriguez was recently in a dispute over some land in Mexico with the father of an ex-girlfriend. This led investigators to follow up with the ex-girlfriend at a home in Lawrenceville.

While conducting multiple interviews at the location, investigators were able to identify Lopez-Jolon as the suspect in the case and learn that he was in Huntsville.

Huntsville police took Lopez-Jolon into custody at a hotel in the city. He is awaiting extradition back to Gwinnett County.