LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — An arrest report is revealing more about what led up to a woman’s death and the arrest of her husband for murder earlier this week.
- Content warning: This report contains allegations of domestic abuse that some readers may find disturbing. Discretion is advised.
On Tuesday morning, just after 3 a.m., Roelmer Sanchez-Garrido called 911 to report his wife, Vanesa Rodriguez-Valdes, was not breathing. When medical personnel arrived, an arrest report states they found her lying on the bedroom floor with a sheet covering her face and body. When they removed the sheet, paramedics saw bruises on her face and neck, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the arrest report, medical personnel called Las Vegas police because the death “did not appear natural.”
Police arrived and asked Sanchez-Garrido if he found Rodriguez-Valdes on the floor. The arrest report states Sanchez-Garrido told officers that he had an argument about Rodriguez-Valdes wanting to take their two-year-old daughter and return to Cuba. That’s when Sanchez-Garrido was placed under arrest…