Las Vegas Arrest Unveils Disturbing Twist in Uniontown Murder
Jan 09, 2024, 02:00 AM
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A 55-year-old Pennsylvania man, Arthur "Art" Eugene Guty, Jr., once targeted in a murder-for-hire plot by his ex-wife, has been arrested in Las Vegas as the prime suspect in the death of his 26-year-old current wife, Nicole Zambrano.
Nicole Zambrano's body was discovered at their Uniontown home on
New Year's Day, following a missing person report filed by co-workers who
became concerned when she failed to show up for work. The investigation
intensified after Guty provided inconsistent and contradictory information
about Zambrano's whereabouts.
Zambrano, who last spoke with her family members on Christmas Eve
and had not been spotted by neighbors since then, was reported missing by
co-workers — not her husband — who worried when the housekeeper
uncharacteristically did not show up for work for days.
Uniontown Police Lt. Thomas Kolencik stated that Guty's evasive
responses and false statements, including telling a neighbor they were headed
to the Grand Canyon, raised suspicions. The neighbor, Bob Luick, recalled Guty
expressing anger a month ago, suspecting Zambrano of infidelity and making a
chilling remark, "If I find out she's messing around, I'll kill her."
On Monday, Zambrano was found shot at her Uniontown home, leading
to a homicide warrant against Guty, who was subsequently arrested in Las Vegas
on Tuesday. Images released by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
depict Guty on his knees, hands restrained behind his back.
The case
takes a disturbing twist as it unfolds against the backdrop of Guty's past
troubles. In 2019, his ex-wife, Roxanne Guty, was accused of attempting to hire
a hitman to kill him. However, she pleaded no contest in February 2021 to a
misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person, resulting in probation and a
directive not to contact Art Guty except through counsel for divorce
proceedings.
Authorities later obtained a search warrant and located him at the Mardi Gras Casino in Las Vegas with $100,000 cash on him after pinging his cell phone.
"He was on his way, we believe, out of the country with a significant amount of cash and was going to avoid, or try to avoid, any responsibility for what happened here," said Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele. He's now facing charges of
criminal homicide and aggravated assault.
As the investigation continues, Guty awaits extradition to Pennsylvania to face charges of criminal homicide and aggravated assault.
Nicole Zambrano's body was discovered at their Uniontown home on
New Year's Day, following a missing person report filed by co-workers who
became concerned when she failed to show up for work. The investigation
intensified after Guty provided inconsistent and contradictory information
about Zambrano's whereabouts.
Zambrano, who last spoke with her family members on Christmas Eve
and had not been spotted by neighbors since then, was reported missing by
co-workers — not her husband — who worried when the housekeeper
uncharacteristically did not show up for work for days.
Uniontown Police Lt. Thomas Kolencik stated that Guty's evasive
responses and false statements, including telling a neighbor they were headed
to the Grand Canyon, raised suspicions. The neighbor, Bob Luick, recalled Guty
expressing anger a month ago, suspecting Zambrano of infidelity and making a
chilling remark, "If I find out she's messing around, I'll kill her."
On Monday, Zambrano was found shot at her Uniontown home, leading
to a homicide warrant against Guty, who was subsequently arrested in Las Vegas
on Tuesday. Images released by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
depict Guty on his knees, hands restrained behind his back.
The case
takes a disturbing twist as it unfolds against the backdrop of Guty's past
troubles. In 2019, his ex-wife, Roxanne Guty, was accused of attempting to hire
a hitman to kill him. However, she pleaded no contest in February 2021 to a
misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person, resulting in probation and a
directive not to contact Art Guty except through counsel for divorce
proceedings.
Authorities later obtained a search warrant and located him at the Mardi Gras Casino in Las Vegas with $100,000 cash on him after pinging his cell phone.
"He was on his way, we believe, out of the country with a significant amount of cash and was going to avoid, or try to avoid, any responsibility for what happened here," said Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele. He's now facing charges of
criminal homicide and aggravated assault.
As the investigation continues, Guty awaits extradition to Pennsylvania to face charges of criminal homicide and aggravated assault.
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