Abilene man arrested on murder charge in connection with Pecan Street homicide

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – An arrest has been made in connection with a homicide investigation in Abilene after a 29-year-old man was found dead in a backyard Saturday afternoon.

According to the Abilene Police Department, officers were dispatched around 1:06 p.m. October 10 to the 1400 block of Pecan Street for a report of an injured person. The caller told police they found a man lying in their yard, accessible through an alley.

When officers arrived, they found the man unresponsive and showing no signs of life. A justice of the peace pronounced him dead at the scene.

Police identified the victim as Curtis Foley, 29, of Abilene.

Later that day, Joseph Adam Soliz was arrested on a murder charge in connection with the homicide investigation, police confirmed.

Soliz is being held on a $1 million bond.