Man suspected of murdering wife in Uniontown arrested at Las Vegas resort

LAS VEGAS — A Uniontown man that police say is the prime suspect in his wife’s murder was arrested at a resort in Las Vegas.

PHOTOS: Large police presence at Uniontown home where woman was found dead

According to Uniontown police, Franyerlys Nicold “Nicole” Zambrano Briceno was found dead from a single gunshot wound in a house on Bierer Avenue at 1:31 p.m. Monday.

Police said she was believed to have been dead for at least a couple of days.

>> Woman found dead in Uniontown home; suspect identified as husband

The victim’s husband, Arthur Guty Jr., 55, is considered a suspect in her murder, police said.

Las Vegas Metro Police snapped a photo of Guty, moments after they took him into custody at a Las Vegas resort. He had a cigarette in his mouth and his hands behind his back.

“He was in possession of $100,000 cash approximately, and he was located at the Mardi Gras Casino having a continental breakfast,” Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele told Channel 11.

Police in Uniontown have been trying to find him for days after family and friends of his wife said they hadn’t heard from her.

According to detectives, Guty gave them each a different story about where she was.

“First, Miss Zambrano was in Richmond with a friend, in Florida with Mr. Guty to see his father and a dentist, and also in Richmond, Virginia to meet with Mr. Guty eventually at the Grand Canyon,” he added

Detectives got a search warrant and found Zambrano dead inside their home.

Police say it’s unclear how long she had been dead but it was enough time for Guty to make it to Las Vegas.

His cell phone pinged there, and officers there tracked him down. Police believe he was trying to leave the country.

“They were basically staking out the hotel and his vehicle over the course of the last 12-15 hours,” he added.

At this point, police haven’t released any information about a specific motive.

“Through the course of the investigation. We have heard there were some marital problems. We won’t get much into specifics. But there were certainly some issues,” Aubele said.

While looking into Guty’s passed, we discovered that he was once a victim of a crime back in 2019. We reported then that his ex-wife, Roxanne Guty, tried to hire someone to kill him in exchange for half of his life insurance policy.

She was sentenced to lesser charges.

“We don’t believe that those cases are related in any way at this time. Yes, it is bizarre, definitely bizarre,” he said.

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