Albuquerque murder suspect tracked down in Texas to stay in jail until trial

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – An Albuquerque murder suspect tracked down in Texas will stay in jail until trial after police accused him of killing a man and fleeing.

Epifanio Torres III remains in jail in connection with the October killing of Mark Staake.

Witnesses reported seeing a man with a gun drive away from a storage facility along Central Avenue in a gold Honda Pilot.

About 12 hours later, sheriff’s deputies in Ward County, Texas, said they found the Honda with Torres behind the wheel.

Torres faces charges of murder, armed robbery, tampering with evidence and possession of a firearm by a felon.

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