An Albuquerque man was sentenced this week to 14 years in prison for his role in fatally shooting 21-year-old Esteban Mercado-Rangel and kidnapping his teenage sister at a remote site
A man has taken a plea deal for his role in the deadly shooting of a stranded motorist. Erick Garcia has pleaded guilty to kidnapping in the second degree, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, and aggravated burglary.
A second man was arrested Friday in the shooting death of Esteban Mercado-Rangel, 21, who was found with multiple gunshots last month on the mesa west of Alb.
Deputies identified the man shot to death by two others who then tried to kidnap his 16-year-old sister on the mesa west of Albuquerque earlier this month. E.