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 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.
Mercedes Vega's murder suspect in court
Sencere Hayes, 22, is accused of taking part in the murder of Mercedes Vega and dumping her body in the desert. He was extradited to Arizona on Nov. 24 and made his first court appearance on Monday.
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.
Here's what we know about Mercedes Vega's fiery death and murder suspect Sencere Hayes
Authorities apprehended the man they are pointing to as suspected of being involved in the 2023 death of a 22-year-old woman who was discovered burned to death about 60 miles from her Tempe home. Sencere Hayes,
Suspect in Mercedes Vega murder case booked into Valley jail after extradition
A man wanted in connection with the Mercedes Vega murder case was booked into a Valley jail Monday morning after being extradited.
22-year-old arrested out-of-state in connection with Mercedes Vega's murder
An arrest has been made in connection with the murder of an Arizona woman whose body was found along a portion of the I-10 west of the Valley.
Man arrested in Tennessee in Mercedes Vega unsolved murder case
#BREAKING: An arrest has been made in the high-profile Arizona murder of Mercedes Vega. 22-yr-old Sencere Hayes was arrested in Tennessee last week in connection to the homicide. Vega was living in Tempe, AZ and disappeared from her apt complex. She was found burning in a car… pic.twitter.com/YlJyrbPjJc
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 ...
Suspect arrested a year after a dancer was kidnapped from her apartment, tortured and left to die in burned car
Mercedes Vega, who was working in a strip club in Phoenix at the time, had suffered blunt force injuries, was shot in the arm ...