They allegedly abandoned and burned the car in an arroyo off a state highway a few miles away. ![]() 5 at the state visitors center in Anthony, the newspaper said. ![]() Murillo, Ramirez and Orozco are accused of killing and robbing Adam Espinoza, 20, on Jan. In addition to first-degree murder, they were charged with robbery at gunpoint, arson, conspiracy, evidence tampering and disposing of stolen property, according to the Sun-News. The newspaper said the indictments were returned Thursday against Jorge Murillo, 19, Irvin Ramirez, 17, and Javier Orozco, 15. Police say the three tried to rob Espinoza at the state line rest stop, shot him, put his body in the trunk of his car, then torched the car in an arroyo a few miles away, the Sun-News said. 22-caliber rifle, waived his appearance in court Monday, but is pleading not guilty, as are Murillo and Orozco, who appeared in court but declined to face Espinoza’s parents, sister and extended family members, the paper reported. Ramirez, who allegedly shot Espinoza four times with a. Irvin Ramirez, 17 Jorge Murillo, 19 and Javier Orozco Jr., 15, are charged with first-degree murder, robbery at gunpoint, arson, conspiracy, evidence tampering and disposing of stolen property and all three face life in prison if convicted, the Sun-News said. 5 at a rest stop south of Las Cruces, traveled hundreds of miles to attend an arraignment Monday for the three Anthony, N.M., teenagers who are accused of murdering Espinoza, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported. Relatives of 20-year-old Adam Espinoza, who was robbed and brutally slain Jan. 22-caliber rifle in the head, chest and shoulder, and the three allegedly robbed the student of $10, divided his belongings, then put his body in the trunk of his car, which they set on fire in an arroyo a few miles from the rest stop, the Sun-News said.ħ:20am 2/16/10 - Anthony Teens Plead Not Guilty in Rest Stop Killing: Relatives of 20-year-old slain south of Las Cruces Jan. Prosecutors and police say Ramirez shot Espinoza with a. The alleged gang members reportedly woke up Espinoza and demanded his money at gunpoint, but the Texas college student allegedly said “you’re going to have to shoot me,” one of the teens later told police. Ramirez, Jorge Manuel Murillo and Javier Orozco allegedly waited at the Anthony, N.M., rest stop on Interstate 10 for half an hour to “jack” the first person they saw when Espinoza, who was en route from his home in San Antonio, Texas, to his sister’s home in San Diego, pulled into the state-run rest stop to take a nap in the early hours of Jan. ![]() Jury selection was completed and opening statements given on Monday in the murder trial of Ramirez, the alleged shooter and gang member, which is expected to continue this morning with witness testimony, the Sun-News said. Ramirez was found guilty by a state District Court jury on May 20 of first-degree murder, armed robbery, conspiracy, arson, tampering with evidence and disposing of stolen property, the paper reported.Ĭo-defendants Jorge Manuel Murillo, now 20, and Javier Orozco, now 17, are expected to go to trial in the killing of Espinoza this fall, the Sun-News said. He will not be eligible for parole for 30 years. 5, 2010 - was given a life sentence plus 10 1/2 years by Chief District Judge Jerald A. Irvin Rodolfo Ramirez, 18 - who was 16 when he shot Adam Espinoza of San Antonio, Texas, just after midnight on Jan. An unrepentant teen gang member who shot and killed a 20-year-old college student from Texas at a Dona Ana County rest stop last year was sentenced Wednesday afternoon to the maximum allowable penalty, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported.
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