Person of interest in Hard Rock Hotel murder arrested by UNR police

The man identified as a person of interest in the October 3 murder of Kevin LeRoy Edwards at the Hard Rock Hotel Casino in Lake Tahoe was arrested in Sparks, Nevada on November 22, 2017.

Someone called in a suspicious person report to the University of Nevada (UNR) Police Department. They contacted Jose DeJesus Rodriguez-Quezada, 44, sleeping on the sidewalk near the UNR Agricultural Ranch area on East McCarran Boulevard.

UNR Police determined Rodriguez-Quezada, a previously deported ex-felon, to be in possession of a concealed weapon. Rodriguez was arrested on local charges of Ex-Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Carrying a Concealed Weapon without a Permit and Obstructing a Public Officer. Rodriguez-Quesada was also arrested on an outstanding warrant from the State of Washington and a hold from Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed on him.

Rodriguez-Quezada was identified as a suspect on October 23.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office expresses their appreciation to the public, who took action and called in a suspicious person, the University of Nevada Reno Police Department, the United States Marshals Office and United States Immigrations and Customs Enforcement for their assistance with this investigation.

The investigation of the homicide is still ongoing.

Rodriguez-Quesada is currently in the Washoe County Jail on the charges stemming from the arrest. He will be brought to Douglas County at a later date.