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19-Year-Old Arrested for Second-Degree Murder of Carmen Puch

8/20/2026

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Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, 19, was arrested for the second-degree murder of Carmen Lizet Puch.
Detectives say Cedillos-Campos stabbed Puch, doused her with gasoline and tried to set her on fire.
He was identified as Puch’s coworker and intimate partner at Bitez restaurant in Herndon.
Cedillos-Campos, an undocumented Salvadoran who entered the United States in April 2024, was captured in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

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Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, 19, was arrested for the second-degree murder of Carmen Lizet Puch.
Detectives say Cedillos-Campos stabbed Puch, doused her with gasoline and tried to set her on fire.
He was identified as Puch’s coworker and intimate partner at Bitez restaurant in Herndon.
Cedillos-Campos, an undocumented Salvadoran who entered the United States in April 2024, was captured in Prince George’s County, Maryland.