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Man arrested and charged with murder a month after Lawrenceville father found dead in truck
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Man arrested and charged with murder a month after Lawrenceville father found dead in truck

Editor’s note: The above video is from previous reporting.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – More than a month after the death of a Lawrenceville father of two found dead in his truckA man in Alabama has been charged with murder, according to Gwinnett County police.

Mario Rene Lopez-Jolon is charged with first-degree murder, premeditated murder, aggravated assault and possession of a weapon during the commission of certain crimes. He was arrested at a hotel in Huntsville, Alabama, and is expected to be extradited to Gwinnett County, police said Tuesday.

Mario Rene Lopez-Jolon
Mario Rene Lopez-Jolon(Gwinnett County Police Department)

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On August 8, investigators found that the victim, 40-year-old Guadalupe Garcia Rodriguez, was involved in a dispute with his ex-girlfriend’s father over land in Mexico. After speaking with the woman at a home in Lawrenceville, investigators identified Lopez-Jolon as a suspect and contacted Huntsville police.

Rodriguez’s body was originally found in his truck parked in the 200 block of Paden Cove Trail on July 3. His wife told police she had not seen her husband since he left that morning.

Guadalupe Garcia Rodriguez
Guadalupe Garcia Rodriguez(Photo courtesy of the family of Guadalupe Garcia Rodriguez)

About three weeks later, police released photos and images of a then-unidentified suspect who was seen exiting the truck immediately after the murder.

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