APD: Landlord accused of killing tenant and burying him in yard

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Albuquerque police charged a 33-year-old man with murder after detectives said he shot a tenant and buried him 2 feet underground in a yard.

Albuquerque Police Department homicide detectives charged Jonah Jeter in the death of Robert Debeary, 52, police said Wednesday.

It started in August

Detectives accused Jeter of fatally shooting Debeary on Aug. 12 and burying him at a residence near Alcazar Street in Northeast Albuquerque.

Debeary’s family reported him missing in August after they last heard from him on Aug. 11. Detectives took over the case after an anonymous tip implicated Jeter in Debeary’s disappearance.

APD said its detectives served search warrants in October at Jeter’s home in Northeast Albuquerque and on his car. Police arrested Jeter after they found stolen firearms in his car.

Body discovered in a yard

Detectives later searched the Alcazar Street residence that Jeter rented to tenants, including Debeary. On Oct. 27, detectives found human remains in a small yard space about 2 feet underground.

An autopsy identified the body as Debeary and found a gunshot wound to the head.

Detectives said they kept investigating and later charged Jeter with an open count of murder, three counts of tampering with evidence and aggravated burglary.

Jeter remains in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center.

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