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Lancaster man gets probation for lying to FBI about fugitive ex-cop son

by City News Service • August 21, 2015

Victor Solis and his fugitive son Henry Solis were spotted by a security camera as they crossed the U.S.-Mexico border on March 14, a day after the fatal shooting of Salome Rodriguez Jr.  Victor Solis was convicted in June of making false statements to the FBI during the search for his son. (FBI)
Victor Solis and his fugitive son, Henry Solis, were spotted by a security camera as they crossed the U.S.-Mexico border on March 14, a day after the fatal shooting of Salome Rodriguez Jr. Henry Solis was captured in May, and Victor Solis was convicted in June of making false statements to the FBI during the search for his son. (FBI)

LOS ANGELES – The father of an ex-Los Angeles police officer facing murder charges was sentenced to probation for lying to FBI agents who were searching for his son, according to court papers.

Victor Manuel Solis of Lancaster was sentenced Thursday in federal court in El Paso, Texas, to three years of probation and fined $1,000.

The 53-year-old was convicted in June of making false statements to the FBI during the search for his son, Henry Solis.

Henry Solis, 27, fled to Mexico with the help of his father on March 14. The pair left the country the day after Salome Rodriguez Jr. was chased and shot to death — allegedly by Henry Solis — following a fistfight outside a Pomona nightclub.

Victor Solis told FBI agents he traveled alone to Mexico, but he was spotted on security cameras crossing the U.S.-Mexico border with his fugitive son. Victor Solis was subsequently arrested and charged; but Henry Solis was on the run for more than two months before he was captured by Mexican authorities May 26 in the border city of Juarez, where the Solis family has relatives.

Henry Solis was deported and returned to Los Angeles to face murder and other charges.

He remains jailed in lieu of $10 million bail pending his next appearance in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom on Aug. 28, when a date is scheduled to be set for a hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to require him to stand trial.

The younger Solis could face a life prison term if convicted.

Henry Solis allegedly killed Salome Rodriguez Jr. while he was off-duty and a probationary officer in the LAPD’s Devonshire Division in the San Fernando Valley.

He was fired by the department soon after becoming a fugitive.

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Warrant: Lancaster dad helped son, wanted for murder, flee to Texas [updated]

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4 comments for "Lancaster man gets probation for lying to FBI about fugitive ex-cop son"

  1. Tim Scott says

    August 21, 2015 at 2:50 pm

    Pro tip: If you get busted for obstructing a federal investigation into a murder, and the killer is anyone other than a cop, do NOT count on getting off with a fine and probation.

    • Lady Liberty says

      August 21, 2015 at 6:50 pm

      There goes Tim again. Bash, bash, bash the cops!! Any news with any referral to cops really hits a nerve for him. How does he sleep at night??

      • Tim Scott says

        August 21, 2015 at 7:04 pm

        Really well. Thanks for asking.

        Meanwhile, do you even read the articles on this site, or do you just see that I commented and try to take out the frustrations of your life by responding? Not that I don’t love the attention, but what’s in it for you?

    • jimjim says

      August 22, 2015 at 3:53 am

      My first thought exactly…. again, real slow…. “obstructing a federal investigation into a murder”. Probation. Wow.

      Except “alleged” killer would be nice. Fair is fair.

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