LOS ANGELES – The father of a fugitive ex-LAPD officer charged with murder has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Texas on suspicion of lying to investigators.
Victor Solis, 53, of Lancaster, is charged with making a false statement to federal agents who were attempting to locate his son, Henry Solis, according to the U.S. attorney’s office in western Texas, which is handling the case, the Los Angeles Times reported.
If convicted, Victor Solis, who remains in custody in Texas, faces as long as five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
According to prosecutors, Victor Solis told FBI agents that he dropped his son off at an El Paso bus station and crossed alone into Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on March 14. Surveillance cameras at the border crossing, however, showed him walking into Mexico alongside his fugitive son, prosecutors said.
Henry Solis, who was a rookie officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, is accused of fatally shooting Salome Rodriguez Jr. in downtown Pomona during the predawn hours of March 13.
After the shooting, he contacted his father, who left his Lancaster home to pick up his son and drive him to El Paso, according to a sworn affidavit.
The LAPD has since fired the 27-year-old once-promising cop and former Marine, who failed to show up for work a day after the killing.
Authorities have launched an international search to locate Solis and the FBI is offering a reward of as much as $25,000 for information leading to his arrest.
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[Information via City News Service.]
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Concern says
And is living in government housing how is that
Cali Palmdale says
Ohhh we’ll let the poor old man go everyone lies specialy to save your kids. In sure the FBI the government lies to all the people also so no big deal I think I would do the same for my kids that’s what I call father loving protecting his son any mom dad would do the same. I know the son messed up well go find don’t we have the best police force FBI in the world.
Johny Chingas says
What a TRUE Statement.
I LIKE IT.
5 year and $250,000 for a civilian lying to only TWO FBI Agents? Really?
How abut a slap on the wrist to the DEA, and Secret Service agent who lied to ALL their superiors about the parties with prostitutes, Drinking during working hours instead of protecting the President?
No Difference at all.. Same case.. A “Lie”
Difference:Federal Employees, and a civilian.
Cali Palmdale says
Soooooo true and all the government employees who sell weapons to criminal cartels and terrorist. Like all the weapons that we well government gave to the taliban back in the days i say let the old guy go. That makes them even more guilty I wonder if theres somewhere we can e-mail so we can ask for his release. I know its messed up the son fu*** up but go find him. That makes the police look like they are using the dad as bait. Corruption like in any other part of the world.
Erica M says
But did the fBI kill anyone no !!!How quick everyone judges but if the cop killed your son or daughter you wouldn’t be saying that it’s ok to lie Its not ok to take someone’s life karma came back and bite that man right in the ass him and his son are cowards I wouldn’t be able to live knowing my child killed someone what kind of monster would you be to hide your kid and think it’s ok please I see no one has any morals now days !!
kiki says
@Erica shut up you don’t know nothing
Cali Palmdale says
Erika –Really you think the FBI has not ever killed anyone please wake let me wake you up a lil this world is full of corruption –Enrique Macarena look him up I think that s his name he was an FBI agent was Killed by who not the person who they blamed so who did it well use your brain since you know so much. And if my son got shot by FBI or POLICE and he messed up oh well be it im sure i would be hurting inside but i would accept the truth wont blame anyone else and wouldn’t go rioting like some people do. And just for your info i support any law enforcement 100% but theirs ways to do things the right way. And you must not have kids yet .
Jason says
Enrique Camarena was a DEA agent who was kidnapped and killed after a drug raid in Mexico. There was talk that the CIA had a hand in it, nothing to with the FBI. You want to talk about the FBI killing people, talk about Ruby Ridge or them providing explosives to the OKC bombers.
AVSUX says
How about the FBI and then entire Whitey Bulger/Boston/organized crime debacle? And, don’t think for one minute the DEA isn’t involved in moving dope into the United States. Help bring the dope in and then wage a war against drugs. Job security for pigs and a guaranteed prison population to feed the drug war profit machine. Ain’t America great?
Erica says
You have no soul if you think it’s ok God bless u …I feel sorry for your kids if u have any to think its ok to kill
Mary says
I can’t even begin to understand a father or mother’s pain, having to go through such heartbreak, but to hide him was morally wrong. They will find him. He has freedom for a moment but he will eventually be brought into custody. I don’t judge him, or his dad. I don’t know what I would do in the dad’s situation – I just hope the victims family heals and I also pray for the “Officers” family. His mom and dad did not pull the trigger, Henry did.
ERIK says
Mary- Great comment. Sometimes I wish this forum had a “like” button.
I would like to add that being that Henry was a police officer he should have known better than to drag his father into this mess. That was a terrible thing to do. Even if his father volunteered Henry should have refused. He knew first hand what could happen to his father. That, to me, says a lot about his character.
Mary says
I agree.
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Dad going down at his age for his son’s nonsense. You are right too…tells a lot about his character.
Johnny Trece says
Henry Solis is a former policeman and marine. He will be hard to track down and apprehend. I would consider him armed and dangerous.
Mary says
They always get caught. It may take a year, maybe even two, but one day you will hear that he has been apprehend. I mourn more for his father who unfortunately has to go to jail for his son’s stupidity. I think Erik is right on…shows the character of this “Officer”. Most kids would never put their parents through that pain.
Cali Palmdale says
Mary i think most True Parent will take the pain for there kids its reality even animals will die to protect there youg. Its nature unless your talking about all those so called parent who abuse even kill there kids we had a few cases here in the AV in the last two years I’m sure you heard of them.