A statewide grand jury last week indicted two Rhode Island men for murder.
The grand jury on Jan. 27 indicted Jose “Chepe” Aparicio Mendoza, 31, on one count each of murder, kidnapping, larceny over $1,500 and obstruction of an officer in execution of his duty in the death of former co-worker 50-year-old Jose Segura, whose body was discovered last month at a former rest area off Route 295 in Lincoln.
Aparicio Mendoza, of 13 Parker St., Central Falls, is accused of killing Segura, of Providence, on Nov. 3. He was reported missing a week later after last being seen near the Dexter Training Ground in Providence. The office of the state’s medical examiner determined that Segura, whose body was discovered Nov. 26., died by homicide.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
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The Rhode Island State Police on Tuesday announced the arrest of a Central Falls man for the murder of a Providence man. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Rhode Island State Police in conjunction with the Providence Police Department, Central Falls Police Department, Texas Rangers and the Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General.
On November 26, a body was discovered at the former rest area on Route 295 south in the Town of Lincoln. The body was identified as that of Jose Segura, age 50 of Providence. Segura was reported as missing on November 10 to the Providence Police Department. The Medical Examiners Office ruled his death as a homicide.
Man arrested after body discovered at former rest stop
December 15, 2020 GMT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) A suspect has been arrested in the killing of a Providence man whose body was found in a former highway rest area, Rhode Island State Police said on Tuesday.
Jose “Chepe” Aparicio-Mendoza, 31, of Central Falls, faces one count of murder in the killing of Jose Segura.
Segura’s body was found Nov. 26 at a former rest area on Route 295 in Lincoln, police said. A medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.
Segura, 50, had been reported missing to Providence police on Nov. 10. He and Aparicio-Mendoza worked together as flooring installers, police said.
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A Central Falls man has been arrested and charged in the murder of a co-worker whose body was discovered last month at a former rest area off Route 295 in Lincoln, the state police said.
The state police Tuesday afternoon announced the arrest of Jose “Chepe” Aparicio-Mendoza, 31, of 13 Parker St., Central Falls.
Apraricio-Mendoza is accused of killing Jose Segura, 50, of Providence, on Nov. 3. Segura s body was discovered Nov. 26. He was reported missing Nov. 10. Segura was last seen in the area of the Dexter Training Ground in Providence. The office of the state’s medical examiner has determined that Segura died from a homicide.