Odessa man identified as a victim in reported Tuesday Jal murder, suspect in custody

  • A 51-year-old Odessa man died after an altercation in Jal, resulting in the arrest of 55-year-old Alexis Lima Cepero for murder.

A 51-year-old Odessa man has died after a reported early Tuesday morning altercation in Jal, according to the Lea County Sheriff’s Office.

The office said that on Tuesday around 2 a.m. Lea County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were called to assist the Jal Police Department regarding what was initially believed to be a car and pedestrian incident.

Officials located and detained 55-year-old Alexis Lima Cepero of Hialeah, Florida, at the scene after officials located 51-year-old German Gonzalez dead at the scene…

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