Police say man killed Gwinnett father in fight over land in Mexico

HUNTSVILLE, Al. — Police have arrested a man in connection to the death of a man who was found dead inside his truck in Gwinnett County last month.

At around 12:30 a.m. on July 3, Guadalupe Garcia Rodriguez, 40, was found dead inside his truck on Paden Cove Trail near Lawrenceville, according to police.

Mario Rene Lopez-Jolon was arrested this week in Alabama in connection to Rodriguez’s death.

Detectives believe Rodriguez was involved in a land dispute over some land in Mexico with the father of an ex-girlfriend. This led investigators to follow up with his ex-girlfriend, which eventually led them to Lopez-Jolon.

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Lopez-Jolon was then arrested at an apartment in Huntsville, Alabama.

Police found Rodriguez in his truck at the entrance to a townhome community that is about five minutes away from his house.

Rodriguez worked for a tree-cutting company but never made it to work after leaving the house on July 1, according to his wife. When he didn’t answer her calls, she reported him missing.

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Rodriguez left behind two young children.

Lopez-Jolon is being charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of felonies.

He is waiting for extradition to Gwinnett from Madison County, Alabama, according to police.

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