KENNER, La. – Authorities say a 44-year-old man is accused of killing and dismembering a 27-year-old who was living with the suspect's ex-girlfriend.
Kenner's police chief and the St. John the Baptist Parish sheriff say Viusqui Perez-Espinosa has been arrested on charges of second-degree murder and obstruction of justice.
He's accused of killing Ivis Alexis Portales-Lara, whose family reported him missing Nov. 13.
Police Lt. Brian McGregor says the victim was living with a woman whom Perez-Espinosa had left. He says that after Perez-Espinosa was evicted from another apartment, he moved in with the woman and Portales-Lara.
McGregor says detectives found blood spatters and a big pool of blood in the apartment Nov. 15. He says pieces of Portales-Lara's body were found in a canal Dec. 29 and over the past two weeks.
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