Mercedes Vega, Arizona

Man charged in Mercedes Vega murder extradited to Arizona, given $2M bail
A 22-year-old Tennessee man charged in the brutal slaying of an Arizona woman was extradited to the desert and booked into jail, officials said.
Mercedes Vega's alleged killer extradited to Arizona, told judge conditions of his bail were 'unconstitutional'
Sencere Hayes is facing multiple charges including first-degree murder. He's accused of killing Mercedes Vega in April 2023. Officials say more arrests are coming.
Mercedes Vega murder suspect extradited to Arizona
Sencere Hayes, 22, is accused of taking part in the murder of Mercedes Vega and dumping her body in the desert.
Suspect in Mercedes Vega case extradited to Arizona on first-degree murder charge
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man who was taken into custody in Tennessee has been extradited to Arizona to face a murder charge in the killing of Mercedes Vega, a young woman from Tempe who was found burned alive in the desert west of the Valley in 2023.
Man arrested in connection with Tempe woman Mercedes Vega's murder. Here's what to know
Sencere Hayes was arrested in connection with the death of Mercedes Vega, a Tempe woman who was found dead in a burning car in 2023, officials said.
Arrest made in murder of Mercedes Vega 19 months after she was found in burning car
Vega’s car was later found parked illegally with the keys still inside of it near Culinary Dropout in Tempe. Her body was found in the backseat of a burning car on Interstate 10 near Tonopah. A medical examiner’s report revealed she was tortured. She had bleach in her throat, a gunshot wound on her arm and trauma to her head.
Man charged in Mercedes Vega murder expedited to Arizona, given $2M bail
A 22-year-old Tennessee man charged in the brutal slaying of an Arizona woman was extradited to the desert ... His capture came more than a year after the body of 22-year-old Mercedes Vega was found in the backseat of a burning car along Interstate 10 ...
Suspect in Mercedes Vega murder case has bail set at $2M
Sencere Hayes makes his initial court appearance on Nov. 25, 2024, in the murder of Mercedes Vega, whose body was found in a burning car in 2023.
Man arrested in Tennessee after dancer's body found in burning car along Arizona highway
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said detectives traveled to Tennessee and where they arrested Sencere Hayes, 22, in the 2023 ...
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What happened to Mercedes Vega? Arizona man arrested a year after exotic dancer found dead in burning car
On April 17, 2023, Mercedes Vega, an exotic dancer was found dead in a burning car and more than a year after her murder the ...
An Exotic Dancer Was Found in a Burnt Car with Bleach in Throat. More Than a Year Later, an Arrest Has Been Made
Authorities have made an arrest following a months-long investigation into the April 2023 killing of an Arizona dancer who was found in a burning car. Mercedes Vega, 22, was killed along a highway in ...
Arrest made in 2023 murder of exotic dancer found in a burned car with bleach in her throat
An Arizona man brutally beat, shot and burned an exotic dancer to death, leaving her body to be found in a burning car on the ...
Arrest made in murder of exotic dancer whose body was found in burning car in Arizona
Authorities announced an arrest Monday in the brutal murder of an exotic dancer whose body was discovered in a burning car on ...