Pasadena police said 18-year-old Juan Carlos Garcia-Rodriguez was arrested and charged with capital murder after an 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and killed.
An urgent search is underway to find Juan Carlos Garcia-Rodriguez, who's a person of interest in the brutal murder of 11-year-old Maria Gonzalez.A key left nearby the remains of an 11-year-old girl at a Pasadena apartment complex was the "crucial" link that police used to identify an 18-year-old person of interest.
Police used that key to try and match it with doors to other units at the Main Village Apartments at 1004 Main Street. While Bruegger didn't immediately explain how Garcia-Rodriguez was tied to the key, he said it opened to a unit where the person of interest was staying, which is also where two other people resided.
When his roommates asked him to return his key, Bruegger said he told them he was "going to hang onto it," Bruegger added. Police couldn't say whether the Garcia-Rodriguez and the victim knew each other, but the chief added they lived in close proximity.
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