TWO MEN ARE IN THE METRO DETENTION CENTER AFTER BEING ARRESTED OVER THE WEEKEND IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF A 60 YEAR OLD BERNALILLO COUNTY MAN ON THE NIGHT OF NEW YEAR’S EVE. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS 20 YEAR OLD ANDREW ROMERO AND 33 YEAR OLD STEVE SALAZAR WAITED UNTIL FLOYD MASCARENAS’ SISTER LEFT THE HOUSE THEY SHARED … IN THE 12-HUNDRED BLOCK OF BONITO SOUTHWEST … THEN KILLED HIM OVER A DEBT.
THE SISTER FOUND HIM IN A POOL OF BLOOD WHEN SHE RETURNED A SHORT TIME LATER. ROMERO AND SALAZAR ARE CHARGED WITH MURDER AND CONSPIRACY, AMONG OTHER CHARGES.
