Juvencio Solorzano faces a capital murder charge in the 2021 shooting death of 22-year-old Sergio Maas in northwest Dallas.
DALLAS, Texas — A man accused of fatally shooting a 22-year-old Dallas resident during a catalytic converter theft in 2021 has been arrested in Mexico after nearly five years on the run and returned to North Texas, authorities said.
Juvencio Solorzano, 22, was taken into custody in Mexico by members of the U.S. Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force, according to Dallas police. Authorities said he was returned to Dallas and booked into the Dallas County jail on a capital murder charge in the death of Sergio Maas. The arrest closes a lengthy fugitive search but begins a new phase of the criminal case against Solorzano, who is accused of being the gunman in the December 2021 killing.
Dallas police said officers were called to 3233 Sumter Drive at about 3:37 a.m. on Dec. 1, 2021, after a reported shooting. Officers found Maas shot inside his residence, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators initially said the motive and circumstances were not known. By August 2022, police said their investigation had determined Maas was killed during a catalytic converter theft and publicly identified Solorzano as the suspected shooter.
Investigators said Maas and another person heard a strange noise coming from the parking lot of the Spanish Village apartment complex. Maas looked outside and saw people around his Toyota Sequoia, according to accounts of the investigation. He took his keys to his third-floor balcony and activated the vehicle’s alarm. Gunfire followed, striking Maas as he stood above the parking lot, police said. He fell back into the apartment and died.
Police later determined that the catalytic converter had been removed from Maas’ SUV. The investigation eventually led detectives to identify Solorzano as the person they allege fired the fatal shots. Dallas police announced in August 2022 that they were searching for him and warned at the time that he should be considered armed and extremely dangerous.
Solorzano remained out of custody for years. Authorities eventually determined that he was in Mexico, where the U.S. Marshals Service worked with Mexican authorities to locate him. Acting U.S. Marshal Sean Malecha said cooperation between Dallas police, the North Texas Fugitive Task Force and authorities in Mexico helped investigators find and apprehend Solorzano. Authorities said he was taken into custody without confrontation.
The U.S. Marshals Service maintains a presence in Mexico and works with Mexican authorities on cases involving fugitives wanted in the United States. Malecha said Dallas police investigated the homicide and obtained the capital murder charge before seeking help from the fugitive task force. Dallas officers are among the law enforcement personnel assigned to the regional task force.
The investigation had previously led to the arrest of Isabel Campbell, who police accused of participating in the events surrounding Maas’ death. Campbell was arrested in 2022 and initially faced a capital murder charge. According to court records cited in subsequent reporting, she later pleaded guilty to murder and is serving a 10-year prison sentence.
Evidence described in an arrest affidavit in Campbell’s case helped investigators reconstruct what happened that morning. Police said video evidence supported witness accounts, and investigators found that Maas’ vehicle had not been broken into but its catalytic converter had been cut out. The investigation also involved cellphone data and other evidence that authorities said connected people under investigation to the scene and the theft.
Solorzano’s arrest means the man police have identified as the suspected shooter is now in Dallas County custody nearly five years after Maas was killed. The capital murder charge is an accusation, and Solorzano is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. Authorities have not announced a trial date or disclosed additional court scheduling information in the reports reviewed for this story.
Author note: Last updated September 25, 2026.