ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Authorities have arrested two people suspected in a string of deadly robberies in New Mexico’s largest city.
State police officers arrested 34-year-old Yoan Pena Santiesteban and 26-year-old Gloria Chavez in Santa Rosa, New Mexico, after spotting them Tuesday in a car that belonged to a man who had been killed May 14 at an Albuquerque motel.
A criminal complaint states the two allegedly used that car for two more robberies that ended with shootings.
Police say Santiesteban and Chavez are facing charges of murder, robbery with a deadly weapon and tampering with evidence. It’s not immediately clear if they had attorneys.
Investigators say they linked the two suspects to three separate killings in May through interviews and bullet casings found the scenes.
Police also are investigating whether the two might be connected to other crimes.
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