Albuquerque –
We are learning more about why Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported stabbing at the Love’s Travel Stop off Central Ave and Atrisco Vista Blvd on December 17, 2025. At approximately 12:37 PM, deputies were dispatched to 12605 Central Avenue NW following reports that a male had been stabbed. However, the caller was unable to provide information regarding the victim, the victim’s condition, or a suspect.
When BCSO deputies arrived, Enrique Solic (aka Solis), 58, was detained. Medical personnel began treating the person stabbed.
According to the person stabbed, he was driving his semi-truck behind the Love’s Travel Stop looking for a parking space when another semi-truck driver took the spot he was attempting to use. A verbal dispute followed and later escalated into a physical altercation. The victim reported that during the argument, Solic produced a pocket knife. The two men wrestled on the ground, during which the victim was struck multiple times. The criminal complaint details the extent of his injuries, noting he sustained cuts to his left outer thigh, nose, under his left arm, and to a finger.
Deputies later spoke with Solic, who was advised of his Miranda rights. The criminal compliant goes on to say that Solic told deputies that the dispute began over a parking space and claimed the victim had first approached him aggressively and wanted to fight. Solic admitted to deputies that he used a knife during the altercation, stating he acted in self-defense and stabbed the victim multiple times.
One witness told BCSO he observed the two men fighting on the ground and attempted to pull them apart. During the struggle, the witness noticed a large amount of blood coming from the person stabbed. After the men were separated, the witness remained with the victim until law enforcement and medical personnel arrived.
The complaint also says a second witness observed the two men arguing in the parking lot prior to the physical altercation. The witness stated he saw Solic remove a pocket knife from his pocket and begin striking at the victim with it. The witness said both men were “engaging in the fight.“
Based on the outcome of the investigation, Solic was charged with Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon. BCSO investigators determined that Solic unlawfully applied force with intent to injure by using a knife. The criminal complaint asserts that although Solic claimed self-defense to deputies, statements from a witness and the victim indicated the knife was produced before the physical fight began.
BCSO Violent Crime detectives responded to the scene and obtained a search warrant for the weapon used in the incident. Solic told deputies the knife was located inside his semi-truck.
The individual stabbed was transported to a hospital for treatment of his injuries. Their condition is not known, but their injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
Solic was booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center at 8:33 PM on December 17th. Solic has no prior arrests in the State of New Mexico, and the Pretrial Services Public Safety Assessment recommended that the court release him on his own recognizance (ROR).
According to motions filed to the courts on December 18 by the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office seeking pretrial detention of Solic, he is reported to have eight prior criminal convictions in California between 1987 and 2013.
- On November 10, 1986, Solic was charged with possession of a controlled substance (cause number A815077) in the Superior Court, Van Nuys Branch, Los Angeles County, California, and was convicted on November 19, 1987.
- On December 14, 1987, he was charged with taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent (cause number A709331) in the Superior Court, San Fernando Branch, Los Angeles County, California, and was convicted on March 25, 1988.
- On July 11, 1990, Solic was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs causing bodily injury (cause number 55833) in the Superior Court of Kern County, California, and was convicted on July 26, 1990.
- On January 2, 1993, he was charged with sexual penetration with a foreign object by force (cause number PA011441) in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California, and was convicted on February 4, 1993.
- On June 16, 2001, Solic was charged with making a criminal threat with intent to terrorize (cause number MA02262701) in the Superior Court, Lancaster Branch, and was convicted on August 2, 2001.
- On February 3, 2008, Solic was charged with vandalism and driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs (cause number NEWPA05697201) in the Superior Court, Newhall, California, and was convicted on May 16, 2008.
- On December 6, 2012, he was charged with possession of a controlled substance (cause number XNVPA07551401) in the Superior Court, San Fernando Branch, Los Angeles County, California, and was convicted on July 9, 2013.
- On March 11, 2013, Solic was charged with vandalism (cause number XNVPA07630301) in the Superior Court, San Fernando Branch, Los Angeles County, California, and was convicted on July 9, 2013.
For the charges related to this stabbing incident, there is preliminary hearing scheduled on December 30 at 8:45 AM.
Any suspects ever named are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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