According to CBS News, the suspect who was jailed on Sunday, September 16, 2018, has been held on a $2.5 million bond in a Texas prison.

Ortiz was reportedly apprehended a day prior. CBS News confirms that he was caught hiding in a truck stationed at the parking lot of a hotel.

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The discovery of the corpse of a 29-year-old sex worker, Melissa Ramirez, directed the attention of law enforcement agents to the possibility of having a serial killer on the loose.

Ramirez who is a mother of two was reportedly shot on the head like three other victims. A transgender woman has been listed as one of his victims.