OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - An Omaha man has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a real estate agent at a home where the two men met to complete a rental agreement, according to court documents.
Ross S. Lorello III, 43, was charged Monday with first-degree murder and use of a firearm to commit a felony in the death of Mickey Sodoro, 70, on Dec. 28.
Court documents said Sodoro was shot at close range in the back of the head and his body was left in a garage crawl space at the rental home, The Omaha World-Herald reported.
The home belonged to Sodoro’s son and Sodoro was helping him rent it, according to an affidavit.
Police found Sodoro’s body covered in carpet pieces in the crawl space after his son reported he had not returned from showing the house and his truck was missing. The truck was later found abandoned.
Lorello told investigators he met with Sodoro at the home, gave him $9,700 in cash and signed the leasing paperwork. He said Sodoro then left in another vehicle to meet someone else, according to the affidavit.
Lorello is being held without bond.
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