In 2017, Soliz was accused of threatening his girlfriend at the time with murder. Other charges against Soliz range from having marijuana on him to evading arrest and criminal trespass. In fact, Soliz had been out on a $100 bond connected to a February charge of unlawfully carrying a weapon in a motor vehicle. Soliz's prior criminal record showed charges dating back to 2014. READ MORE: Police now looking for separate person of interest in HPD sergeant's deathĬourt documents read aloud during Soliz's appearance stated, "Recorded audio and video footage depicts Soliz exit a Mercedes, pacing around and stating, 'My jammed. The video shows a man wearing a dark-colored T-shirt engaged in a conversation with Soliz. READ MORE: Houston police officer killed in north Houston is 2nd officer killed in 3 weeksĭuring a news briefing on Tuesday, HPD Chief Art Acevedo released new surveillance video showing a separate person of interest, who remains on the run. The sergeant was killed Monday afternoon in the 7900 block of the North Freeway after police say he engaged Soliz in a gun battle. Soliz was arrested Tuesday 24 hours after the shooting death of Sgt. According to a summary of allegations, Soliz is known as a "documented gang member" of the "The Sauce Factory" gang.Ĭourt documents say Soliz's social media accounts identify him as a gang member and even show photos of him holding guns and large amounts of money. Robert Soliz, 24, made his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon after being charged with murder. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) - The man accused of killing a Houston police sergeant is allegedly affiliated with a local gang.
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11, 24-year-old Robert Soliz, seen wearing an orange jumpsuit and a face mask, sits as a full summary of allegations is read. The two then moved to Las Vegas where Solis began to orchestrate the eventual heist.In the nearly 30-minute court appearance on Wednesday, Nov. She said she soon fell in love with him weeks after meeting. I mean there had to be something behind that. And one was full of red liquid and the other one was white. “Seeing his altar he had set up in his living room, it was so spectacular- it had all these things on it like a goat’s skull, and candles and incense, and crystals. Tallchief was intrigued by Solis, who wanted to read her tarot and later taught her about “Sex Magick.” Tallchief told investigators about when she first went over to his apartment. He was 48 when he met the 21-year-old Tallchief at a bar. Solis was sentenced to life in prison where he began writing poetry as “Pancho Aguila.” His publications lead outside poets and artists to petition the parole board to grant Solis leniency.
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Solis was arrested in 1969 after killing Loomis driver Louis Dake during a botched armored truck robbery. He received his medical degree from Francisco Marroquin. Roberto Solis used some 21 aliases during his life of crime. Solis, M.D., FACC is a practicing cardiologist with the Cardiologists of Lubbock. He soon after coaxed her into his world, one already full of violence and theft. Tallchief had met Solis in a San Francisco bar when she was 21.
Tallchief might have faced a much longer prison sentence were it not for the involvement of Roberto Solis, who Tallchief claimed had greatly influenced and orchestrated her role in the robbery. Where the money went is but one of several remaining mysteries of the heist. After she had parted with Solis in the Netherlands, Tallchief had less than $100,000 of that money. She was also ordered to repay Loomis more than $2.9 million. Tallchief would serve 63 months in prison. She spent the next twelve years in Europe, returning to the United States in December 2005 to turn herself in her fraudulent passport was due to expire. Tallchief was then pregnant with the couple’s son. The pair then flew to Denver and then later to Miami and then later to the Netherlands, where Tallchief and Solis parted ways. On October 1, 1993, the pair took control of Loomis armored truck, which was transporting roughly $3.1 million in cash removed from several Las Vegas casino ATMs. Netflix’s dramatized docuseries Heist begins with the two-part story of American fugitive Heather Tallchief and her pseudonymous partner Roberto Solis.