Alexei Munive-Rodríguez, a 48-year-old Cuban from Ciego de Ávila, was arrested in Colorado following an extensive statewide search triggered by the homicide of a woman that took place in the city of Northglenn, where the victim was stabbed.
On Saturday morning, agents from the Lamar County Police, deputies from the Prowers County Sheriff's Office, and troops from the Colorado State Patrol located Munive-Rodríguez hidden in a field and arrested him without incident.
"Alexei Munive-Rodríguez is now in custody following an extensive search that began after the homicide that took place Friday night in Northglenn," reported the Northglenn police department on Facebook.
The crime occurred around 10:03 PM on August 14th in the 10500 block of Irma Drive, in Northglenn, a city in the northern metropolitan area of Denver.
The agents responded to a stabbing report, and upon arriving at the scene, they found a woman with knife wounds. Despite efforts to save her life, they were unable to prevent her death.
Relatives and close individuals identified the victim on social media as Mayle Vega, also known as Mayle Braustein, who is originally from Ciego de Ávila.
According to those sources, Vega and Munive-Rodríguez were either in a romantic relationship or had previously been, and they had a child together.
The official statements from the Police have not formally confirmed the identity of the victim or the relationship; that confirmation belongs to the Office of the Medical Examiner of Adams County.
After quickly identifying Munive-Rodríguez as a suspect, the Northglenn Police Department issued a
During the search, a deputy from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office attempted to stop a vehicle linked to the investigation, but the driver did not comply.
The chase ended when the vehicle crashed near Lamar, in the southeastern part of the state, about 180 miles from Northglenn and close to the border with Kansas, suggesting that the suspect tried to flee in the opposite direction of Denver after the crime.
The Cuban fled on foot, but not for long.
He will now remain detained in Adams County while the investigation and criminal proceedings continue.
The Alas Tensas Gender Observatory (OGAT) classified the case as femicide and extended its condolences to Mayle's underage son and her family.
The case adds to a documented pattern of violence against Cuban women abroad. According to a study by OGAT, during 2025, there were 12 femicides of Cuban women outside of Cuba, six of which occurred in the United States, and most were committed by partners or ex-partners.
This is not the first time a crime of this nature has been reported with Cuban connections in the northern area of Denver. In December 2023, the young Cuban woman Sachely Díaz, aged 20, was murdered in a stabbing in Federal Heights, a city adjacent to Northglenn, and the suspect was captured in Mexico months later.
In April 2025, Cándido Raúl Rubio Pérez was arrested in Nashville accused of killing his ex-wife in front of an elementary school; and earlier this year, Cuban doctor José Emilio Galán Preval was sentenced in Las Vegas to between 14 and 35 years in prison for the crime against his partner.
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