The ju umpire convicted a guard for first-degree murder on Thursday after police in southwestern Colorado found the woman’s hand in his pocket.
27-year-old Solomon Martinez has been declared guilty of “first-degree murder after deliberation, tampering with the deceased’s body, and abuse of the body” – each claims a felony – after a 14-day trial. According to To the Pueblo District Attorney’s Office. The court sentenced Martinez to life without the possibility of parole for the murder of the victim, and was identified by the office as Rennie Portillos.
Pueblo Police Station I said Police say officers arrested Martinez for first-degree murder after discovering the body of a woman who died in Fountain Creek on January 10, 2024.
Martinez, who worked for a private security company, had the woman’s hands in her coat pocket when police arrested him. According to To the chief of Pueblo.
Martinez’s roommate and friend of his roommate volunteered to the police for information that led to Martinez’s arrest. According to To the outlet. Both witnesses told police that blood-stained Martinez asked him to help with the body disposal, one of them admitted to amputating parts of his hand and arm from the body he claimed at the time, according to the outlet. (Related: Ju-dean convicts the man cutting off the victim’s head and playing soccer)
Prosecutors alleged that Martinez committed the murder “he wanted” and “for his own pleasure,” the outlet reported. Martinez paid the 47-year-old victim for sex before carrying out his “lifetime” impulse to shoot her in the head and behead someone, prosecutors told the court, According to To KRDO 13.
According to Pueblo Chieftain, investigators said in his vehicle that Martinez’s DNA had found a condom in his vehicle containing Martinez’s DNA. Martinez also called his mother from prison, where he confessed the crime and accused his family of “making him a monster.”
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Martinez’s public defense attorney reportedly told the court that the client picked up Portillo after her client offered sex in exchange for money and asked her to help her find her son. The defense also hinted at the prison phone that Martinez had revealed to his parents that he had been hiding his life for the rest of his life.
The defense admitted that Martinez could be guilty of tampering with the body, but attempted to transfer the case to one of the witnesses who reported finding the body to police, the outlet reported.
The defense also claimed that Portiros had shot himself under the influence of fentanyl, the Pueblo County DA office said.
“This verdict is a testament to the efforts and dedication of law enforcement, the prosecutor’s team and the community. The District Attorney’s Office is committed to seeking justice for all victims and putting perpetrators accountable for their actions,” District Attorney Kara Boweiss said.
Pueblo is rated as the 14th most dangerous city in the United States. study By Moneygeek, the personal finance website. It was the 11th most dangerous in 2023, Denver Official Journal It has been reportedQuote Moneygeek.
Residents on the east side of the city I complained In August 2024, the crime spiraled beyond control in KOAA News5.
Mayor Heather Graham and other city and county officials held a door meeting that was closed on February 5th over concerns that immigration crime could flow from nearby areas into cities. It has been reported.
Pueblo County Sheriff David Lucero I said On January 23, his office will cooperate with immigration and customs enforcement efforts to arrest criminals, but will not take part in the people’s roundup operations just for the status of immigration.
