Albuquerque police arrest woman for 2020 murder
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – On Wednesday, Albuquerque police made another arrest in connection to a 2020 murder case in southwest Albuquerque.
Police say Brianna Archuleta recruited a group of people to attack and kill Benjamin Moore after he got out of jail for domestic assault of one of Archuleta’s friends.
So far, police have four suspects: Archuleta, Davion Jaramillo, Ciera Lopez, and Pedro Escalante.
Three of those suspects are currently in custody and awaiting detention hearings, while Jaramillo is still wanted.
APD says the four suspects stole a car and tracked down Moore at his girlfriend’s apartment, days after he was released from jail for domestic assault.
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Police said Archuleta was close friends with Moore’s girlfriend, and Archuleta repeatedly told her she would have Moore “taken care of” for hitting her and cutting her hair with a knife.
Police were able to get multiple text conversations from Archuleta’s phone and Facebook where she organized getting guns, stealing a car and tracking down Moore after he got out of jail.
According to APD, a white car pulled up to the apartment Moore was in and he stepped outside. He got into an argument with the driver and a passenger before he was shot several times and died at the scene.
That white car was later found less than two miles away – it was lit on fire in an empty lot.
Archuleta and Jaramillo are the only suspects facing a murder charge, among other charges.
Escalante and Lopez face charges for transferring a stolen vehicle, tampering with evidence and arson.