Suspect Arrested in Brazil for Murder of New York Art Dealer Brent Sikkema
Alejandro Triana Trevez, a 30-year-old Cuban, apprehended at a gas station, was seen on security footage outside Sikkema's home prior to the murder.
- Alejandro Triana Trevez, a 30-year-old Cuban, has been arrested in Brazil in connection with the murder of Brent Sikkema, a prominent New York art dealer.
- Sikkema was found dead with multiple stab wounds in his Rio de Janeiro apartment.
- Trevez was apprehended at a gas station between the cities of Uberaba and Uberlandia, about 600 miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro.
- Security camera footage showed Trevez exiting a parked car outside Sikkema's home in the early hours of Sunday morning.
- Sikkema's friends believe the murder was premeditated, a theory possibly supported by the security camera footage.