Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

Vado Man Sentenced to Life for Carjacking, Kidnapping, Murdering Man

Federal prosecutors said evidence from the victim’s vehicle linked Brayden Matthew Alvarado to the killing, which carried a mandatory life sentence.

Summary by KVIA
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A 23-year-old New Mexico man received a life sentence in a federal court in El Paso for murder, carjacking and kidnapping, the U.S. Attorney's Office Western District of Texas said Thursday. Brayden Matthew Alvarado carjacked a man, drove him from New Mexico into El Paso, and shot him in the

9 Articles

Center

A man from New Mexico was sentenced to life imprisonment in a federal court in El Paso for the kidnapping, carjacking and murder of a resident of Las Cruces, said the federal prosecutor for the West District of Texas, Justin R. Simmons. According to court documents and evidence presented during the trial, Brayden Matthew Alvarado, 23, a resident of Vado, New Mexico, stole a vehicle in December 2023 and then took the victim to a desert area in Fo…

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 67% of the sources are Center
67% Center

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

KFOX broke the news on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal