A Nevada man, aged 36, has been apprehended and charged with the murder of his girlfriend. The woman was reportedly on the hood of his car when he allegedly sped up and braked abruptly multiple times, attempting to dislodge her from the vehicle. The man, identified as Alejandro Cisneros, was arrested on Wednesday and faces an open murder charge in connection with the death of 28-year-old Alondra Rivera, as reported by local authorities.
Cisneros allegedly told law enforcement that he believed Rivera was unharmed after being thrown from the car, describing her as a “strong woman.” The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, in a press release, stated that officers and emergency medical personnel responded to a 911 call around 11:27 p.m. on June 28. The call was about a person lying on the road at the intersection of East Yuma Avenue and South Frank Street.
Upon arrival, first responders found an unresponsive adult female, later identified as Rivera, in the roadway. She was declared dead at the scene by medical personnel. The initial police report indicated that the victim had been involved in a verbal dispute with an unidentified individual in an SUV while she was on the hood of the car. The SUV reportedly made several sudden stops, causing Rivera to fall and hit her head on the road. The vehicle then left the scene before the arrival of the police.
Days after the incident, police identified Cisneros as the driver of the SUV and arrested him. A 911 caller reportedly told the dispatcher that Rivera was on the hood of the car asking for her purse when Cisneros allegedly drove the vehicle in a way that resulted in her being thrown off. The Clark County Coroner’s Office determined Rivera’s cause of death to be blunt force trauma, while the manner of death is still listed as “pending.”
Surveillance footage obtained by investigators reportedly showed Cisneros making deliberate accelerations and hard braking with Rivera on the hood of the SUV at least twice, seemingly in an attempt to remove her from the vehicle. Cisneros reportedly tried to turn himself in several times after learning of Rivera’s death. He first called the police on June 30, but the call was not received as it was a Sunday. He called again the next day and requested to speak with a detective, but the outcome of that attempt remains unclear.
Cisneros also reportedly went to the Clark County Detention Center to turn himself in, but was turned away as there was no warrant for his arrest at the time. After his arrest, Cisneros allegedly told police that he and Rivera were arguing while she was on the hood of the car, and he was merely trying to get her off. He is currently being held in the Clark County Detention Center without bond and is scheduled for a court appearance on Aug. 1.