PHOENIX, AZ — A 37-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection to the "brutal killing" of 15-year-old Elena Lasswell in 2004.
Officials say on July 10, 2004, police were called to a home in the area of 23rd Avenue and Thomas Road. There, they found Lasswell. Crews attempted lifesaving measures, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The case went cold until 2012 when DNA techniques were used and were able to identify Sergio Reyes as a suspect.
Reyes was indicted by a Maricopa Grand Jury in 2014. Reyes was living in Mexico at the time.
Police say that Reyes was located with "extensive help" from the U.S. Marshals Service.
37-year-old Reyes was arrested and booked 20 years after the killing for charges including sexual assault and first-degree murder.
