CRIME

Man wanted for homicide in Puerto Rico arrested in Collier County

Jake Allen
Naples Daily News
Luis Enriquez Ortiz-Rodriguez

A man wanted for homicide in Puerto Rico was arrested in Collier County on Tuesday, according to a press release from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.  

Luis Enriquez Ortiz-Rodriguez, 23, was arrested by special agents with the FDLE Fort Myers Regional Operations Center and deputies from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. 

Ortiz-Rodriguez was wanted in Puerto Rico for homicide and also had active arrest warrants in Virginia for shooting a firearm from a vehicle, reckless handling of a firearm and possession of marijuana, according to the agency.   

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Agents received a tip in mid-September that Ortiz-Rodriguez was residing in Southwest Florida.  An exhaustive investigation led agents to the Tuscan Isle Apartments in Collier County where Ortiz-Rodriguez was arrested without incident, agents said.  

Ortiz-Rodriguez was booked into the Collier County Jail and faces extradition to Puerto Rico and Virginia.