ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Michael Kelly, who was extradited to back to New Mexico after being arrested in Louisiana, pleaded guilty to second degree murder and tampering with evidence.
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In November 2021, Police said they were called to the Copper Ridge Apartments on Tramway Boulevard NE on that day when they found Brandi Rael dead in a vehicle. Kelly fired multiple rounds into the car and disposed of the gun.
Police were searching for Kelly for nearly a year before he was arrested in Covington, Louisiana, at a business. Kelly is facing 21 years behind bars. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
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