AFTER SIX LONG YEARS, NEW MEXICO U-S MARSHALS FINALLY GET THEIR MURDER SUSPECT. RAUL PENA-ROQUE ARRIVED BACK IN ALBUQUERQUE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AFTER BEING EXTRADITED FROM MEXICO.
U-S MARSHAL CONRAD CANDELARIA SAYS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ASKED THE MARSHALS TO TAKE OVER THE SEARCH FOR PENA-ROQUE, WHO HAS BEEN WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A ROAD RAGE SHOOTING DEATH IN 2008 AT THE GIANT GAS STATION IN THE 18-HUNDRED BLOCK OF COORS BLVD SOUTHWEST.
PENA ROQUE IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING ROBERT CHAVEZ AFTER GETTING INTO A MINOR ACCIDENT WITH HIM IN THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT. HE'S CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER, KIDNAPPING, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, AND BRIBERY INTIMIDATION OF A WITNESS.