19-year-old arrested in ‘brutal’ stabbing death of coworker in Great Falls, Virginia police say | CNN

Virginia police have arrested a man suspected in the gruesome death of a woman in Great Falls. Fairfax County police arrested Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, 19, in connection with the homicide of 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch, who was found dead Monday. Federal officials identified Cedillos-Campos as an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador. The authorities said Cedillos-Campos and Puch were coworkers and also had an “intimate relationship.” “Our victim suffered numerous stab wounds in a really brutal, unspeakable way,” Police Chief Kevin Davis said at a Wednesday news conference. “We have video footage of our suspect at the restaurant where he worked with our victim, arming himself with a fixed blade knife, taking a pair of black latex gloves, taking a water bottle, and then off he goes with the intent to do harm and kill the victim,” the chief said. Cedillos-Campos was arrested in Maryland on Wednesday morning and confessed to the killing, according to Davis. He is awaiting extradition to Virginia. It’s not clear whether Cedillos-Campos has an attorney. Customs and Border Protection arrested Cedillos-Campos in 2024 after he illegally crossed the border near El Pa