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Veracruz Arrests Ex-Atoyac Mayor Carlos Alberto Ventura on Qualified Homicide Charge Minutes After Term Ends

He is to appear before a control judge under case 427/2025 over an April 2025 killing.

Overview

  • Police executed the arrest warrant at 12:05 a.m. on January 1 as Ventura left the municipal palace after losing immunity at the end of his term.
  • Prosecutors imputed him for qualified intentional homicide tied to events on April 18, 2025, with the victim’s identity legally reserved.
  • He was transferred to the medium-security La Toma prison in Amatlán de los Reyes following his detention.
  • The Fiscalía says he will be brought before a judge for an initial hearing and reports indicate he remains under preventive detention pending that proceeding.
  • Some outlets cite unconfirmed links to an October 27 Potrero Nuevo clash that left four dead, while the official charge is limited to the April 2025 case.