2 Suspects In Custody After Shooting MD Man, Dumping Body: Police

RIVERDALE, MD — Two men have been arrested and charged in connection to the fatal shooting of a Hyattsville man police say was dumped by the side of the road.

On Oct. 24, 2024, at around 6:40 a.m., a person flagged down Prince George's police officers in the area of Veterans Parkway and Riverdale Road. The person had found an unresponsive man on the side of the road with gunshot wounds. That man, later identified as 38-year-old Jeiver Pozuelos Cervantes of Hyattsville, was pronounced dead at the scene.

During their investigation, detectives identified 33-year-old Jose Guardado-Orellana of Mount Rainier and 30-year-old Santiago De La O Lemus of Landover as the two suspects involved in the Cervantes' shooting death.

On May 12, the PGPD’s Fugitive Unit, with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, located and arrested Guardado-Orellana in Baltimore. On Dec. 4, 2024, with the assistance of the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service, De La O Lemus was taken into custody in Orangeburg, South Carolina. He has since been extradited to Prince George’s County.

The preliminary investigation indicates the suspects shot Cervantes during a robbery.

Both suspects have been charged with first- and second-degree murder and related charges. They are in the custody of the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections on a no-bond status.

Anyone with information about this case who would like to speak to a detective can call 301-516-2512. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, the “P3 Tips” mobile app (search “P3 Tips” in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto a mobile device), or call 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).